The @childlightgcsi.bsky.social East Asia and Pacific Hub at UNSW have made a submission to the Senate Inquiry into family, domestic and sexual violence and suicide. You can access the submission here: www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStor...
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Michael Salter
@mike-salter.bsky.social
Professor Michael Salter, criminologist and specialist in the prevention, detection and treatment of child sexual exploitation, gender-based violence and complex trauma. Director of the Childlight Hub @ UNSW https://www.childlight.org/east-asia-pacific-hub
Another instance of minimising. Some estimates are as high as 1 in 4 children for a largely hidden and underreported crime. Not remotely niche.
Michael Salter@mike-salter.bsky.social · 6mo agoHad a grants body describe child sexual abuse material as a “niche” issue not worthy of research funding. 20% of people charged with a sex offence in Australia are charged with a CSAM offence. It’s more common than image-related offences against adults. But doesn’t get a fraction of the attention.
Had a grants body describe child sexual abuse material as a “niche” issue not worthy of research funding. 20% of people charged with a sex offence in Australia are charged with a CSAM offence. It’s more common than image-related offences against adults. But doesn’t get a fraction of the attention.
The absence of gender analysis in discussion of the "New Gilded Age" has been striking. We'll be doing our part to remedy that here.
Quinn Slobodian@quinnslobodian.com · 6mo agoI'll be having a live online conversation about it with her for @equatormag.bsky.social next Thursday. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/epstein-fa...
Really enjoyed joining Dr Karen Peck and James Carleton on ABC’s God Forbid to explore the nature of good, evil and everything in between — from the reality of suffering and trauma to questions of forgiveness, redemption and human complexity. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
The nature of evil, abuse and forgiveness - ABC listen
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...
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The Infrastructure of Jeffrey Epstein’s Power www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
Opinion | The Infrastructure of Jeffrey Epstein’s Power
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The Epstein Files and the Hidden World of an Unaccountable Elite www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
The Epstein Files and the Hidden World of an Unaccountable Elite
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A good move. Less of the stupidity of incidents where people like George Pell get a sterling character reference from the likes of Johnny Howard. Meaningless in reality, just intimidating victims. #SexualAbuse #CSA #Auspol
🤖 SBS News bot (unofficial)@sbs-news-bot.bsky.social · 6mo agoAbuse survivors led the push for this law reform — now NSW could be the first to act
Congrats to Harri and Jarad from Your Reference Ain’t Relevant - good character references to be abolished at sentencing in NSW www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
‘Good character’ references to be abolished during sentencing in NSW
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.
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A moving portrait of my @ISSTD colleague Dr Milissa Kaufman, whose experience of dissociative identity disorder shaped her own path to psychiatry where she is now a world leading expert on the condition www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/m...
What It’s Like to Live With One of Psychiatry’s Most Misunderstood Diagnoses
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Tech Won’t Save Us is back from a holiday break — and that means it’s time to set the stage for the year ahead! This week @parismarx.com lays out his big focuses for this year: digital sovereignty and rethinking the tech we personally depend on. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/311_...
The hypocrisy of Meta lecturing the Australian govt on online safety is staggering - in the same year that the encryption of Facebook Messenger has resulted in an unprecedented drop in online child sexual abuse notifications. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Meta kicks 550,000 children off platforms to comply with social media ban
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.
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OFCOM - Investigation into X Internet Unlimited Company and its compliance with duties to protect its users from illegal content and child users from harmful content www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
Investigation into X Internet Unlimited Company and its compliance with duties to protect its users from illegal content and child users from harmful content
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Malaysia and Indonesia block X over failure to curb deepfake smut
Malaysia and Indonesia block X over failure to curb deepfake smut
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.…
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Child sexual abuse material of the most egregious type has been widely distributed on social media sites since their development 20 years ago. Musk’s public apathy about Grok’s illegal output has been the private attitude of tech CEOs for decades.
Josie Glausiusz@josiegz.bsky.social · 7mo agoSome Grok users, mostly men, began to demand to see bruising on the bodies of the women, and for blood to be added to the images. Requests to show women tied up and gagged were instantly granted. ‘Add blood, forced smile’: www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
More on this. X has now limited the use of AI image function to those who pay a monthly fee, a change dubbed by Downing Street as "insulting" to victims of sexual violence. Musk says X outcry is 'excuse for censorship'
Musk says outcry over X's Grok service is 'excuse for censorship'
The government is urging Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
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Robyn D - Difficult Woman@koparafallskid.bsky.social · 7mo agoX has now limited the use of this image function to those who pay a monthly fee. But Downing Street said the change was "insulting" to victims of sexual violence, while a domestic abuse charity called it "monetising abuse". X could face UK ban over deepfakes, minister says
@mike-salter.bsky.social discusses how survivors of #ChildSexualAbuse material remain among the internet’s most neglected victims, enduring lifelong violations while tech companies and governments prioritise digital freedom over their safety and justice: buff.ly/vTM0AzM
Child sexual abuse material survivors and the politics of abandonment - Transforming Society
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…
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“The Tor Project stands alone in its extremist views and management: what internet platform does less to secure the human rights owed to children to be free from sexual exploitation?” www.linkedin.com/pulse/funder...
The funders of the Tor Project have their heads in the sand.
Many internet platforms are used by perpetrators of child sexual exploitation, but the Tor Project stands alone in its extremist views and management.
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My op ed co-authored with Matt Tyler - Australia stands at a critical juncture: will we do what’s needed to prevent an impending child sexual abuse crisis? www.abc.net.au/religion/aus...
Is Australia doing enough to prevent the next child abuse crisis? - ABC Religion & Ethics
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 ...
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An important explainer from @cdnchildprotect.bsky.social Director of Tech Lloyd Richardson on the role of the Tor Project in facilitating the mass sexual abuse and exploitation of children protectchildren.ca/en/press-and...
CSAM distribution on Tor is not inevitable; The network’s creators have the power to act
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?
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Finally - mainstream media coverage of the massive child sex offender communities on Tor, and the role of the Tor Project in facilitating the distribution of child sexual abuse material www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Privacy at a cost: the dark web’s main browser helps pedophile networks flourish, experts say
The Tor network’s privacy architecture creates a safe haven for predators to share child sexual abuse material
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Australia's #Childcare safety reforms are the 'bare minimum' parents should expect and reveal just how poor regulation has been #ChildSafety #ChildProtection #Safeguarding www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Spotlight on childcare reforms reveals how far there is to go
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.
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UNSW Childlight Hub deputy Dr Delanie Woodlock quoted in this article on what to tell kids who were sexually abused as infants - she points out that the abuse of babies has been overlooked, but the digital evidence shows they are being targeted for exploitation www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Now that I know, what do I do?’ The terrible question of how and when to tell a small child about abuse
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?
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I’m supervising Nicolette Bell’s honours project on sexual wellbeing amongst Australian women who have survived child sexual abuse. If you are a woman, in Australia, who has experienced child sexual abuse, please consider filling out this 15 minute survey: unsw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Sexual Wellbeing Survey for Adult Female Suvivors of Child Sexual 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...
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Looking forward to this book - Kate Price is a survivor and expert in family-based child sexual exploitation. This will be an important autobiography www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘I was completely dehumanised by my father’: how Kate Price uncovered the horrifying truths of her childhood
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...
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C3P had the privilege of hosting child protection experts Dr. Elly Hanson, Prof. Jon Rouse, retired SSA Jim Cole, and @mike-salter.bsky.social in the last few weeks. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. The work you do is changing survivors' lives and we are so lucky to learn from the best!
French surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec sentenced to 20 years behind bars — the maximum penalty for aggravated rape, for sexually abusing hundreds of people, mostly children, over decades #CSA Child Sexual Abuse #Rape #SexualAssault France www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
French surgeon who sexually abused hundreds of people jailed
Joel Le Scouarnec is one of France's most prolific convicted sex offenders in the country's history.
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The podcast series Arachnid is now live, highlighting the human costs of decades of inaction over child sexual abuse material, with a focus on the pioneering work of @cdnchildprotect.bsky.social. Listen to the first two episodes here: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a...
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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A research team created a 2 billion-message Discord dataset and published it online: www.404media.co/researchers-...
Researchers Scrape 2 Billion Discord Messages and Publish Them Online
A Brazilian team used Discord’s API to scrape 10% of its open servers.
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