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Facebook's secrecy putting our children at risk The Carly Ryan Foundation is a signatory to a joint letter to Facebook over the impact of encryption on child safety, sent by the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) in the UK. The CRF is one of 128...
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The Carly Ryan Foundation has welcomed the Federal Government's action to reform sentencing for sexual crimes against children, after calling for legislation to be progressed since 2017 shortly after Carly's Law was introduced into the Commonwealth Criminal Code. Founder and CEO Sonya Ryan said: "Sentencing for sexual crimes against children...
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Stop it before it's streamed approach needed for live-streaming of violent crimes and child abuse A stop it before it's streamed approach should be taken to prevent the live-streaming of violent crimes - and child sexual abuse - according to harm-prevention charity The Carly Ryan Foundation. The CRF's call comes...
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South Australia's Sonya Ryan, founder and CEO of online safety and harm-prevention charity, the Carly Ryan Foundation, has been recognised among global figures for outstanding achievements in serving mothers and children's issues at a ceremony in Abu Dhabi overnight. Ms Ryan was presented with the Mother of the Nation award...
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The battle against child exploitation and abuse will be substantially boosted with the opening of the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) in Brisbane today. Abuse of children is a global epidemic that is becoming more prevalent, more organised and more extreme. The Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton...
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Tough new laws come into effect from today, aimed at better protecting children from exploitation by insidious predators. Under Carly’s Law, named after Adelaide teenager Carly Ryan, an adult who communicates with a child and lies about their age or identity and meets or arranges to meet with the child...
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The legacy of murdered South Australian teenager Carly Ryan was enshrined in legislation today, with a Bill for Carly’s Law passing through parliament.The law makes it an offence for an adult to lie about their age online or pretend to be someone they're not, to a child, and then attempt...
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Allies in the fight against the release of recidivist paedophiles, the Carly Ryan Foundation and one of the victims of serial paedophile Colin Humphrys, have welcomed the news that he and several other offenders like him will remain in prison thanks to new laws designed to keep the community safe...
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Murdered South Australian teenager Carly Ryan will soon have her legacy enshrined in legislation, with a Bill for Carly’s Law being introduced into State Parliament today. Following a tireless campaign at state and federal level, the new SA Government agreed to make a move on the proposal put to them...
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The eSafety and Mental Health Steering Group is urging Australians to understand the realities of cyberbullying and its nexus to online wellbeing. Parents and educators are understandably concerned about this issue, and so are we, as some of the country’s leading online safety and mental health organisations. Recent focus on...
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On the 11-year anniversary of the murder of 15-year-old South Australian Carly Ryan by an online predator, the Foundation named in her honour is calling for Carly’s Law to be introduced in SA. The renewed push coincides with the state election campaign officially kicking off on the weekend, ahead of...
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Carly Ryan Foundation CEO and Founder Sonya Ryan has welcomed the funding commitment from the South Australian Government, announced today. The State Government will invest about $660,000 to help the Carly Ryan Foundation continue its vital work educating young people about the dangers of cyber bullying and online predatory behaviour....
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The Office of the eSafety Commissioner and the Carly Ryan Foundation acknowledge the trauma and pain caused within the Adelaide community following the tragic death of teenager Libby Bell who committed suicide following a reported campaign of bullying directed toward her, both online and offline. “No child or family should...
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Young Australians will have greater protection from the vile grooming of online predators under tough new laws to be introduced by the Australian Government. Carly's Law will make it a crime for an adult to use a carriage service to commit an act in preparation for, or planning to, cause...
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After ten years of hard work, we have now given police and prosecutors a new weapon they can use to intervene sooner, and secure more convictions, in cases of internet predators. Carly's law will give greater protection to children, teenagers and families when these insidious offenders attempt to infiltrate their...