Join us on Wednesday, October 22nd, as the AVA Webinar Series presents Technology Facilitated Sexual Violence: What You Need to Know, featuring Kaitlynn Mendes from DIY: Digital Safety.
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025
12 – 1:30pm MST
This webinar will introduce the topic of technology facilitated sexual violence (TFSV), explain why we are moving to this language and away from older terms like cyberbullying when it comes to practices like non-consensual intimate image sharing, creating deepfake nudes, and cyberflashing. The webinar will also cover some key laws (civil and criminal) that relate to TFSV, go over some key technological supports, and share some do’s and don’ts when talking to and supporting youth experiencing TFSV.
About the Speaker
Dr. Kaitlynn Mendes is a Sociology Professor at Western University. She also holds the Canada Research Chair in Inequality and Gender and leads the study DIY: Digital Safety. She is an expert on digital technologies and the benefits and drawbacks they play in young people’s lives.