Quebec law that helps victims of intimate image sharing remove photos is in effect
A Quebec law is coming into force, giving people new tools to obtain a court order to remove intimate images posted online.
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Virani says new hate crime prevention measures will come with safeguards
A series of steps would need to happen before a judge can restrict a person's movement because of fears they could commit a hate crime, federal Justice Minister Arif Virani said on Thursday as he defended a suite of tougher penalties to combat hate.
Liberals plan to create digital safety commission, hire new ombudsperson
The Liberal government plans to create a new digital safety regulator to compel social-media platforms to take action against online harms and remove damaging content — including child sex-abuse material and intimate images shared without consent — under penalty of millions of dollars in fines.
Legislation to combat harmful online content expected today
The federal government is expected to introduce legislation against online harms today, which the Liberals have promised will tackle issues such as online child endangerment and non-consensual sharing of intimate images.
Image 'recovery scams' aimed at sextortion victims are on the rise
A panicked 14-year-old from British Columbia and his family paid $1,500 to a company that claimed it would recover intimate images that were being used to extort him. It didn't.