Bill C-270 - Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act
Companies should not be able to profit off pornographic content without verifying the age and consent of every individual in every video.
For years, pornography companies have published sexually explicit material without any requirement to verify the age or consent of those depicted in them. Much of the content is then monetized to bring in big profits.
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Whether it is child exploitation, sex trafficking, AI deepfakes, secret filming/spy cams, or an intimate encounter filmed by a partner, once a video has been uploaded, it is virtually impossible to eliminate. This starts an endless nightmare for victims who must fight to get these videos removed, only for them to be reuploaded within minutes or hours.
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Companies should not be able to profit off pornographic content without verifying the age and consent of every individual in every video they create or publish.
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The SISE Act places the burden of due diligence and corporate responsibility on companies and rather than survivors and law enforcement.
Recommendation 2 concerning the duty to verify age and consent:
That the Government of Canada mandate that content-hosting platforms operating in Canada require affirmation from all persons depicted in pornographic content, before it can be uploaded, that they are 18 years old or older and that they consent to its distribution, and that it consult with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada with respect to the implementation of such obligation.
*Report was adopted unanimously by all parties
"I support the SISE Act. Canada's Parliament needs to urgently implement the SISE Act which would save many lives. Everyone deserves basic human rights, dignity and a life without online exploitation."
"...I trusted him and I wanted to keep him happy. It wasn't until August of 2020 that I discovered those private photos had been uploaded to porn sites, including Pornhub. ...Thanks to Pornhub, today is day 1,292 that I have been naked on these porn sites."
“There were over eight million views just on Pornhub alone. To think of the amount of money that Pornhub has made off my trauma, date rape and sexual exploitation makes me sick to my stomach...”
April 9, 2024:
Finished 1st Hour of Debate in 2nd Reading
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Many women and youth have spoken about their endless fight to remove exploitive content featuring themselves from pornography websites. View their testimonies here.
Details about how the Bill and how it will prevent exploitation online.
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View the support that the SISE Act has received from organizations across Canada.