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Read more about Carly Ryan Foundation to attend US Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing in Washington DC

On Carly's birthday, the 31st of January 2024, Sonya Ryan, Founder & CEO of The Carly Ryan Foundation will be attending a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington DC featuring testimony from the CEOs of social media companies Discord, Meta, Snap, TikTok, and X (formerly known as Twitter)—a consensus panel...

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CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL HAS BECOME A CRISIS ONLINE Child sexual abuse material online is reported 80,000 times a day. Over 27 Million unique files of child sexual abuse material were reported last year* 23% more than the year before 59% of the victims are prepubecent 8% are infants or...

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Read more about The future of digital tools to detect child sexual exploitation and abuse in Europe

The Carly Ryan Foundation is a proud member of the WePROTECT Global Alliance to End Online Child Sexual Exploitation. The Alliance has recently released a briefing regarding the future of digital tools to detect child sexual exploitation and abuse online in Europe, since the European Electronic Communication Code came into...

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Read more about MEDIA RELEASE: CARLY RYAN FOUNDATION INFURIATED BY INADEQUATE SENTENCING

CARLY RYAN FOUNDATION INFURIATED BY INADEQUATE SENTENCING Sonya Ryan, Founder of The Carly Ryan Foundation (CRF), is infuriated by the sentencing outcome for Justin Kremmer as reported by the Adelaide Advertiser today. Kremmer plead guilty to two counts of communicating to make a child amenable to sexual activity. This attracts...

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Read more about MEDIA RELEASE: CARLY RYAN FOUNDATION CALLS FOR 'CUTIES' TO BE CLASSIFIED AS C.A.B

CARLY RYAN FOUNDATION CALLS FOR 'CUTIES' TO BE CLASSIFIED AS CHILD EXPLOITATION MATERIAL The Carly Ryan Foundation (CRF) has written to the Australian Classification Board calling for the film Cuties to be classified as child exploitation material. The film is currently causing widespread controversy in the United States, with a...

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Read more about Sentencing Reform for Sexual Crimes Against Children Long Overdue

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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Read more about Justice Campaigner Sonya Ryan Recognised For Service To Mothers And Children On World Stage

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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Read more about Tragic loss of Libby Bell: joint statement from Julie Inman Grant and Sonya Ryan

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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Read more about Carly's Law

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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Read more about Welcome 2017

Happy 2017 everyone! As we begin the year we would like to remind you all of the information we have readily available to email you if you have any questions with regards to apps and online games; Minecraft Musical ly Kik Snapchat Instagram YouTube Twitter Facebook Pokémon GO and so...

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Read more about Safer Internet Day

In support of Safer Internet Day, the Australian Federal Police (ThinkUKnow) and the Carly Ryan Foundation has joined together to launch its Family Online Safety Contract, a tool to help families stay safe by making an agreement around the things they see, say and do online. ‪#‎SID2016‬ ‪#‎onlinesafety‬ ‪#‎saferinternetday‬ ‪#‎connection‬...

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Read more about Thread

Thread is now available at www.thethreadapp.com A new personal safety app developed by the Carly Ryan Foundation (CRF) which enables children and other users to send emergency alerts and broadcast their GPS location to trusted contacts was unveiled by Education and Child Development Minister Jennifer Rankine on January 28th 2015....

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Read more about New Office

The Carly Ryan Foundation officially opened its new office in the Adelaide Hills on Saturday 31st August. This shop front will also act as a safe house and information centre for the community. Senator Nick Xenophon who joined Ms Ryan to open the centre, said: "This new shopfront means it...

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Read more about Speakers in Schools

Speakers in Schools is inviting you to an exclusive seminar with Sonya Ryan from the Carly Ryan Foundation where she will educate parents, teachers and students about safe social networking, cyber bullying, protecting private information, online gaming, sharing information and Federal Law. Monday 6 May 5.30pm to 7.30pm Telstra Building...

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Read more about Oli Sykes’s, singer from Bring Me The Horizon, identity stolen to lure teen girl into horiffic attac

Quote from Oli Sykes this morning. "I woke up to the news in LA, and didn't really believe it at first. It's very unsettling. I'm aware that people have used my identity for pranks and what ever, which has always been something that's been uncomfortable for me, but for something...

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