Resources & Research

The recording of their abuse creates ongoing layers of trauma for survivors of child sexual abuse material, including knowing that the abuse material has been or could be shared and viewed by offenders around the world. This report, based on responses from 281 survivors, focuses on survivors’ experiences with the distribution of recordings of their abuse and policy solutions to mitigate its harms.

Behind each image, video, or other recording of child sexual abuse is a real child. In Canada, it is a criminal offence to create child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Each act of CSAM production – and the subsequent sharing production enables – is a violation of a child’s right to dignity, privacy, and protection from harm.

Step forward. Take a chance. You’re not alone. Reflections from the Phoenix 11 and Chicago Males on their experiences as public advocates for survivors of child sexual abuse material report draws on interviews with members of two survivor groups about the impact of their activist journeys for a community that has long been silenced.

Findings from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s (C3P) survey of parents of child sexual abuse material survivors shed new light on how this crime significantly impacts entire families.

Dr. Hany Farid — co-creator of PhotoDNA — discusses his views on the proactive detection of CSAM, encryption, and the technology industry’s opportunity to prioritize platform-wide CSAM prevention.

C3P explores what the Tor browser is, how it works, how it is used, and how it leads to the distribution of CSAM.