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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

📚Last week, our psychology team held a training for special needs #teachers studying at @helsinki.fi. 🧩The training was part of our Early is Best project and supported by the foundation Stiftelsen BMR. 💡Train with us here: www.suojellaanlapsia.fi/en/varaa-kou... @ninavaaranenvalkon.bsky.social

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

📣Recently, Deputy Director Anna Ovaska published a powerful piece calling for strong legislation against AI generated child sexual abuse material (#CSAM). 💡It emphasises the harms AI CSAM has, even when not directly depicting a real child. 🔗Read it here: www.suojellaanlapsia.fi/en/post/ai-c...

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

🌐Eva Díaz Bethencourt presented our latest #OurVoice Language report on experiences of 1,416 Nordic victims & survivors of #ChildSexualAbuse at Barnevakten’s conference! 🔗Read the report: www.suojellaanlapsia.fi/en/post/our-... Supported by #JusticeInitiative.

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

💭 In 2024, we piloted and evaluated the #YouAreEnough™ peer-support groups for parents & caregivers of child victims of online sexual abuse in #Finland and #Ireland, providing us with key insights from parents themselves. 🔗 Learn more on our website: www.suojellaanlapsia.fi/en/sina-riitat

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

🌍 This week, Protect Children was honoured to welcome fantastic guests from the #UKHomeOffice in #Helsinki. 💡We were thrilled to discuss collaboration opportunities and learn about the robust work of the UK Home Office to address the intersecting threats to child safety.

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

EN / ES 📢 Last week, we published a statement demanding an end to the use of recognizable images of child victims in #media coverage of child sexual abuse (#CSA). This statement is now available in several languages, including #Spanish. 🔗 Learn more: www.suojellaanlapsia.fi/en/post/pres...

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

🚨We recently published a statement demanding that media outlets not use images of child victims when discussing child sexual abuse ( #CSA ). ‍Even when the photo does not include the face or the image is blurred, the child will always be able to recognise themselves, creating intense fear.

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

📢 There is a Trojan Horse in your home, giving predators access to your kids. 📱Parents need to know about the darkness lurking inside their child’s phone. ‪🎬 Watch the video and learn more in the powerful campaign by @cdnchildprotect.bsky.social 🔗 www.suojellaanlapsia.fi/en/post/troj... #EndCSA

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Canadian Centre for Child Protection @cdnchildprotect.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Sextortion is becoming more common in online spaces, but you don't have to go through it alone. Here are three things you can do if you're being sextorted. Learn more at Cybertip.ca.

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Happy #InternationalYouthDay! 🎉 🌍 Young people are driving real change for a fairer & safer world. #OnlineSafety is essential! Our #MyFriendToo website guides young people to support friends affected by sexual violence and seek help safely. 🔗https://www.suojellaanlapsia.fi/en/myfriendtoo

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

🔔 Register for the final #2PS Project training event co-organised with #CYCLOPES. 📢 Empowering Practice, Enhancing Prevention Training Strategies for Professionals Working with Harmful and Distressing Content 📍 Charité, Berlin | 25–26 September 2025 forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

🚩 Our new guide shows teens what manipulative behaviours they may face online. 🫂 These are never their fault & asking for help is not shameful. 💚 This guide is part of our Early is Best project, funded by the foundation Brita Maria Renlunds minne sr. 🔗https://buff.ly/lNgBthU

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

📣 We have analysed over 3 million images, leading to over 1.95 million takedown requests to electronic service providers through Project Arachnid. 💚 There is a child in every image.

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

🌍 #OurVoice Language Reports: Amplifying Global Voices of Survivors of Childhood Sexual Violence. 🛡️ By listening to survivors worldwide, we can strengthen prevention efforts and improve support and healing systems. 🔗 www.suojellaanlapsia.fi/en/post/ourv... Supported by the #JusticeInitiative.

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Marsh Law Firm PLLC @marshlawfirm.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

🚨 A major win in the fight to protect kids online: On 27/06, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Texas' age verification law for to access pornographic websites. 🙌🏼 A landmark decision helping prevent early exposure to harmful content and curbing access to illegal CSAM. www.npr.org/2025/06/27/n...

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Supreme Court sides with Texas' age verification law for porn sites

The ruling is the first time that the court has imposed requirements on adult consumers in order to protect minors from having access to sexually explicit material.

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Marsh Law Firm PLLC @marshlawfirm.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

We are honored to be recognized by @ninavaaranenvalkon.bsky.social for our work in this area, and are especially proud of our founder, James R. Marsh for his continued leadership and dedication to protecting children’s rights online. 💪

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Marsh Law Firm PLLC @marshlawfirm.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

🔍 Our partners at @protect-children.bsky.social's vital research shows: “that age verification and strict sign up requirements are needed to prevent sexual violence against children, especially in preventing the search and use of online CSAM.” — Executive Director @ninavaaranenvalkon.bsky.social

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

🏖️ We’ve had a busy and inspiring first half of 2025, so we’re taking a short holiday to recharge! 💚 Have a happy, restful summer! ✉️ Keep up to date with our work by subscribing to our newsletter: www.suojellaanlapsia.fi/en/tilaa-uut...

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

✈️ Executive Director @ninavaaranenvalkon.bsky.social was in NYC last week to meet with partners at @marshlawfirm.bsky.social & @columbiauniversity.bsky.social. ⚖️ #SCOTUS upheld a Texas law requiring age verification on pornography websites. 🔗 Learn more: www.suojellaanlapsia.fi/en/post/visi...

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Bernhard Geiser @bernieg.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Die Umfrage gibt es auch auf Deutsch.

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

📣 Help us spread the word: 💚 If you are an adult victim or survivor of childhood sexual violence, we want to hear your voice. 📝 Take the Global #OurVoice Survivor Survey here: www.ourvoicesurvey.com 🤝 Supported by #JusticeInitiative

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

📢 Prevention is child protection. 💡 By understanding the drivers of abuse and embracing perpetrator-focused interventions, we can stop abuse in the first place. 🎥 Watch the new 2PS Project video for the #PreventionIsChildProtection campaign. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gnU...

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

🌟 Riina Marin, member of #OurVoice Survivor Advocacy Group, has her painting "Rakkaus on sotkuista” (love is messy) on display at @coe.int ’s 15th anniversary celebration of the Lanzarote Convention. 💚 Congratulations to Riina! See more of her work on Instagram: @color_marin

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

🤔Did you know? We’re producing language-based reports to inform culturally-relevant prevention & legislation with the wisdom of adult #ChildSexualAbuse victims & survivors from the Global #OurVoice Survivor Survey. 🔗Learn more: www.suojellaanlapsia.fi/en/kirjasto Supported by the #JusticeInitiative

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

✈️Last week, Senior Specialist Katariina Leivo went to Tallinn for the 2025 Barnahus Forum! 🗣️She discussed our You Are Enough™️ peer-support groups for parents whose children have fallen victim to #ChildSexualAbuse. 🔗Learn more about Katariina's work: www.suojellaanlapsia.fi/en/sina-riitat

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

📢 Prevention is child protection. 💡 By understanding the drivers of abuse and embracing perpetrator-focused interventions, we can stop abuse in the first place. 🎥 Watch the new #2PSproject video for the #PreventionIsChildProtection campaign: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gnU...

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

🎙️Our Expert Advisor Simon Bailey was interviewed on #BBC & advocated for victim-centered support. 📣Our Our Voice UK Survivors Report, done collaboratively with @ipppriataru.bsky.social, amplifies the voices of 643 UK survivors of #ChildSexualViolence. 🔗 www.suojellaanlapsia.fi/en/post/our-...

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Safe Online @safeonlinefund.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Project Lens by @protect-children.bsky.social aims to generate robust evidence to inform a system-wide response to image-based sexual violence against children, addressing critical gaps through landscape analysis, family perspectives, and professional attitudes. bit.ly/SafeOnline_G...

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

📢 Protect Children and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission are glad to announce the publication of a joint report presenting findings from 966 Italian-speaking child sexual abuse material offenders. 🔗 Available in English and Italian: publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h...

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🌟 Our Executive Director @ninavaaranenvalkon.bsky.social has been selected to join the WeProtect Global Alliance 2025 Steering Committee! 💚 We have been a proud member of the WeProtect Global Alliance since 2022 & are honoured that Nina has been selected. 🔗 www.suojellaanlapsia.fi/en/kirjasto

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

📣We're proud to announce that we are joining with partners in Project ASH to create the Artemis Survivors Hub to support survivors of #OnlineChildSexualViolence. 🤝Meet our partners: ‬ @ipppriataru.bsky.social‬, Child Rescue Coalition, @iwf.org.uk‬ , & @marshlawfirm.bsky.social

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

📣Executive Director Nina Vaaranen-Valkonen gave a speech to the Finnish Ministry of Justice calling for the recognition of CSAM as sexual trafficking of children. 🔗We removed 2.8 million CSAM images in @cdnchildprotect.bsky.social 's #ProjectArachnid. Learn more: www.suojellaanlapsia.fi/en/kirjasto

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

✈️Last week, our Executive Director @ninavaaranenvalkon.bsky.social traveled to London for a high-level #Google Impact Summit on keeping children safe in the digital world. The summit especially focused on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can enhance the work of child protection organisations.

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

🎉 We’re excited to be selected as one of the 20 grantees in @safeonlinefund.bsky.social 2024 Open Call! 💥 Out of 300+ global applications, our project was chosen for its potential to make a difference in the fight against online childhood sexual violence. 👉 Learn more: bit.ly/SafeOnline_G...

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

📢 #AVisionToZero is a culmination of the hopes, expertise, and determination of hundreds of advocates and organizations from around the world who have a common belief: child sexual violence is preventable. 💫 See how and join @tozeroorg.bsky.social here: bit.ly/VisionToZero

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

🌈 June 1 marked the start of #PrideMonth! 🏳️‍🌈 We are proud #LGBTQ+ allies & strive to protect ALL children, regardless of their identity. 💡 In our 2024 Pride Blog post, we discussed the unique vulnerabilities faced by children online. 🔗 Learn more: www.suojellaanlapsia.fi/en/post/prot...

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

💫 Yesterday, in collaboration with the Justice Initiative and NOCTA, we held a High-level Conference in Stockholm to advocate for stronger measures to prevent and end #ChildhoodSexualViolence across the Nordic countries.

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Safe Online @safeonlinefund.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

🔍 Meet the 20 new grantees selected through our 2024 global open call! After reviewing over 300 applications, Safe Online has chosen 20 organizations from around the world to receive funding for their approaches to fighting online child sexual exploitation and abuse 🌟 Learn more: lnkd.in/gw2SjxCy

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

🎉 We are proud and grateful to announce Safe Online funding for Project Lens, which will generate robust evidence and center survivor and family voices to build stronger support systems against image-based sexual violence. @safeonlinefund.bsky.social‬ 👉 Learn more: bit.ly/SafeOnline_G...

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

👁️‍🗨️ 850 Swedish-speaking victims and survivors of CSAE shared their experiences in the Global #OurVoice Survivor Survey. ⚖️ Findings reveal urgent gaps in #prevention, #support & #healing systems. 🤝 Supported by Justice Initiative.

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

✈️ Last week, our Senior Specialist Katariina Leivo joined the Promise Elpis Networking Event in Brussels to discuss strategies to combat #OnlineChildSexualViolence.

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

🎉2025 marks 8 years since the beginning of the groundbreaking #ProjectArachnid™. 💚We express our gratitude to analysts working in Protect Children's team and all over the world for driving the global fight against child sexual abuse material. @cdnchildprotect.bsky.social #EndCSAM

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

🌠 We are thrilled to announce that Resolver will join Protect Children’s newly launched Tell Me More About Tech project as a partner to facilitate the international data collection and its analysis. 💡The project will produce critical knowledge necessary to address online childhood sexual violence.

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Canadian Centre for Child Protection @cdnchildprotect.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

📣The first 2 episodes of @tvotoday.bsky.social's "Arachnid: Hunting the web's darkest secrets" are out now! C3P's Lianna McDonald and Lloyd Richardson join host Rob Cribb to unpack how Project Arachnid helps pave the way in the battle against CSAM. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

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Arachnid: Hunting the web’s darkest secrets

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...

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

📢We are incredibly excited to share that the #ReDirection Self-Help Program to prevent sexual violence against children is expanding to 3 new countries: #Latvia, #Croatia, and #Poland!

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

✈️Last week, our Executive Director @ninavaaranenvalkon.bsky.social , Deputy Director & Legal Specialist Anna Ovaska, Head of Research Tegan Insoll, Senior Specialist Katariina Leivo, & Specialist & Human Rights Laywer Eva Díaz Bethencourt joined the #IPPPRI25 conference!

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

💜 This week at the @ipppriataru.bsky.social conference, our amazing Nina Vaaranen-Valkonen & Katariina Leivo launched You Are Enough™️ in the UK! 🇬🇧 🫂 In partnership with Embrace CVoC, we're supporting UK parents impacted by child sexual abuse. 🌍 Learn more: www.suojellaanlapsia.fi/en/post/yae-...

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

🌟 Last night, at the Excellence in Online Protection Awards Ceremony, we were presented with the ‘Academic Contribution Award’ for our holistic, research-based approach to tackling online #ChildSexualViolence.

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

📢 Together with Olly Clark from the National Police Chiefs' Council, Nina Vaaranen-Valkonen presented a case study exploring the scale and rapid rise of abuse of online violent groups. 🔗 Guide to promote the safety of children online (En, Fi, Sv): www.suojellaanlapsia.fi/en/post/viol...

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Protect Children @protect-children.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

📢 Together with Sam Lundrigan and Lea Kamitz from @ipppriataru.bsky.social, we presented a new report, amplifying the voices and wisdom of 643 survivors of #childhoodsexualviolence in the #UK. Full report: 🔗 www.suojellaanlapsia.fi/en/post/our-...

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