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Audio PlayerDEFEND (“DEFEND”) is a 100% volunteer-run, not-for-profit organization (Registered under the Canada Not-For-Profit Act) striving to reduce risk for children and other vulnerable people online. DEFEND’s initial efforts are focused on three main areas: Advocacy, Technology and Education.
DEFEND's Story
OUR STORY: DEFEND was founded by Dermott M. of Ontario, Canada (in August 2020) who was inspired by the work of concerned groups around the world looking to bring about change in the area of online child sexual abuse. Along with his wife Shannon, they began to forge what DEFEND has become today. DEFEND’s first point of action was an online petition with the sole focus of implementing age/ID verification on all social media for all persons to protect kids from being contacted by random adults. That petition has now evolved into nearly weekly meetings to shape several teams into hyper-focused goal achievers. The DEFEND logo was designed by Jesse Wallace.
On May 8, 2021 DEFEND officially announced the start of 65square, a project which will become the world’s healthiest social media platform. Follow the progress HERE.
On October 21, 2023, DEFEND officially registered 65square as its own for-profit entity which is wholly owned by nonprofit DEFEND. 65square’s mission is to push forward DEFEND’s mission and to promote the evolution of social media by giving priority to safety and well-being. One of the reasons 65square was registered as a for-profit entity, was so that we could give most of the profits back to our team.
General responsibilities for teams/team members? Click HERE to learn more.
OR Send our HR Department an EMAIL with your resume/CV to start an application today: hr{at_sign}helpusdefend{dot}com
What do each of the teams do? Click HERE to learn more.
Board Members
Venkat, Teresa, Branka, Raymond
Committee Members
Jason, Ade, Ramakanta, Fabrice (Data)
Advocacy Team
David
Abigail
Melika
MAPs Team
Fay
Workshops Team
Shawn
Sheila
Podcast Team
Henry
Ecio
Neha
Misha
Kunika
Nico
Education Team
Blake
Christina
Dami
Elham
Greg
Mark
Oleksandr
Pauline
Racine
Nikki
Sophie
Fundraising Team
Anita
Social Media Team
Deanna
Marie
Heaven
Bryan
Michelle
Simon
Whitney
Marketing Team
Nour
Sang
Maulan
Trevor
HR Team
Abimbola
Abid
Anandita
Aryan
Chidimma
Golab
Akanksha
Dami
Jessika
Meenakshi
Patience
Prachi
Sarah
Uzma
65square
Radhika
Zenith
Mohammad
Daisuke
Abdullah
Sonali
Sana
Neil
Jocelyn
Afeef
Akshar
Frank
Sandhya
Kamrul
Antara
Oleksandr
Karyna
Nicole
Kseniia
Christian
Nazish
Vincent
65square
Riddish
Aiswarya
Zihang
Jhonatan
Shawn
Francis
Bansari
Bhupenjot
Leslie
Lani
Swati
Anna
Sangeetha
Akhil
Swati A
Sam
Elaine
Brikeshkumar
65square
Moises
Abdullah
Haider
Ben
Jessica
Marina
Mourya
Rachad
Duncan
Francis
Ravneet
Justin
Tamish
Tanya
Alicia
65square
Mustafa
Jeremy
Kishan
David
Tatiana
Julian
Nandini
Alexander
Denis
Rachel
Asako
Gahee
Roei
Ladonna
Autum
Kashish
Consolata
Robert
Adam
Kawthar
Elizabeth
65square
Haby
Ashley
David
Anhadpreet
Eddie
Ammar
Sara
Sarath
Harry
Ryan
Harsh
Avtar
Soheila
Marco
Harsh
Hieu
Mona
Wesley
Rahul
Manju
65square
Kareem
Lavanya
Tina
Satvinder
Carl
Niloufar
Akil
Neethu
Himshikha
Victoria
Zhucheng
Pinal
Zahin
Angela
Zhen
Martha
Het
Ishika
Think one of our volunteers should be recognized for their hard work? Nominate someone for our Star of the Quarter program HERE