Conference: Technology-facilitated Sexual Violence (TFSV) in Canada

In support of Victims and Survivor of Crimes Week, the Digital Sexual Violence Support Centre (DSVSC) is hosting an in-person conference to gather survivors, academics, legal professionals, educators, healers, and community advocates to share promising practices and co-develop meaningful strategies to support adults who have experienced techhnology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) in Canada.

The main themes of the conference will address barriers to accessing justice, raise awareness of victim services and improve social service providers’ responses to handling instances of TFSV in Canada.

We look forward to welcoming attendees with varying levels of knowledge and awareness of TFSV and we intend on fostering a discursive space that celebrates intellectual curiosity, compassion, and open-mindedness.  

This conference is funded by the Department of Justice Canada for Victims and Survivors of Crime Week

Info: The rapid development of AI apps, wearable devices and online tools are increasing perpetrators' ease of access to causing sexual harm. Some of these emerging harms include cyberstalking, sexual deepfakes, VR headset sexual harms, AI-facilitated sextortion, security camera hijacking and more. During this panel, participants will unpack some of these emerging harms facing adults and propose strategies to address them.

Info: This informal and low stakes activity is intended to foster welcoming and insightful conversations among the attendees.

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