The billionaire patriarchs of the American far-right want to rule an economy of masters and servants

If forgiveness is a gift to yourself, what do you give when the harm is unforgiveable?  And it’s hard to believe, but some families endure unspeakable harm and somehow remain intact, while others fra...

A report handed down last year recommending the change found positive character references were most likely to be used by those with privilege, status and wealth.

More than half a million Australian children have been kicked off Facebook and Instagram by Meta to comply with Australia's social media ban for under-16s.

PLUS: Cambodia arrests alleged scam camp boss; Baidu spins out chip biz; Panasonic’s noodle shop plan; And more! Asia in Brief  The governments of Malaysia and Indonesia have suspended access to social network X, on grounds that it allows users to produce sexual imagery without users’ consent.…

The government is urging Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.

Michael Salter discusses how survivors of child sexual abuse material remain among the internet’s most neglected victims, enduring lifelong violations while tech companies and governments prioritize…

Many internet platforms are used by perpetrators of child sexual exploitation, but the Tor Project stands alone in its extremist views and management.

Revelations of sexual abuse in childcare centres have shocked Australia and prompted long overdue reforms — but while these changes are needed, there is much more to do given the scale of the problem ...

Why has the Canadian Centre for Child Protection been notifying the organization behind the “Dark web” of the mass distribution of child sexual abuse material on their network?

The Tor network’s privacy architecture creates a safe haven for predators to share child sexual abuse material

Australia's long overdue reforms to improve safety across the nation's childcare centres are a start but still a long way off best practice compared to other countries, writes Conor Duffy.

Common wisdom is that we don’t have memories before about the age of four. So what do parents do when a young child has been the victim of abuse?

A Criminology Honours Research Survey using a capabilities approach, which seeks to understand ‘What are the needs & experiences of sexual wellbeing for adult female survivors of child sexual abuse in...

She was sexually abused by her father until she was about 12 – and he would also sell her to other men. Then she grew up and began researching child sex trafficking, slowly piecing together clues abou...

Joel Le Scouarnec is one of France's most prolific convicted sex offenders in the country's history.

True Crime Podcast · Weekly Series · What if the worst thing that ever happened to you plays out every day, countless times, on anonymous computer screens all over the world.  Everyday tens of millio...

A Brazilian team used Discord’s API to scrape 10% of its open servers.

The Queensland state government has introduced legislation that would limit the use of 'good character' references when determining penalties in rape and sexual assault cases. The proposed reforms ad...

A tighter labor market and lower corporate tolerance have stifled employee input on controversies over company policy, AI safety and the Israel-Gaza war.

The national children's commissioner calls for an inquiry into the $2 billion residential care system after an ABC investigation exposed children were being sexually exploited.

An ABC investigation into the $2 billion residential care system finds children in three of the biggest states are being preyed upon by child sex abusers when they should be safe in state care.

US kids are falling prey to a sophisticated network of scammers who extort thousands – and push some victims to suicide

When Greg Thompson became bishop of Newcastle, he refused to turn a blind eye to the decades-long child sex abuse scandals in the diocese. For him, it was personal. He was himself a sexual abuse survi...

SpaceX and Starlink owner may benefit from Trump cuts to projects that could have led to regulations and costs

National Crime Agency chiefs blame Mark Zuckerberg’s introduction of end-to-end encryption

Virginia Giuffre was one of the first survivors to call for Jeffrey Epstein to face criminal charges

The administration is quietly putting America’s children at risk by cutting funds and manpower for investigating child abuse, enforcing child support payments, providing child care and much more.

The Facebook founder is lobbying Congress to leave his firm alone — and making headway.

Dating apps may be helping Australians find love, but a new study finds they're also helping predators find victims.... A new report co-led by the University of New South Wales Sydney has found most ...

The idea that digital regulation is an attack on free speech is a myth, largely perpetuated by allies of big tech

Almost a decade after a royal commission recommended the government establish counselling services for child abuse survivors and others, a bungled tender process has failed to establish the helplines.

Almost a decade after a royal commission recommended the government establish counselling services for child abuse survivors and others, a bungled tender process has failed to establish the helplines.

Professor Michael Salter is a leading researcher on child sexual abuse and the director of ChildLight East Asia and Pacific Hub at the University of New South Wales. In this episode, he talks about th...