BC legislation on sharing non-consensual intimate images online suffers big blow

Summary

British Columbia's legislation to protect people from non-consensual sharing of intimate images online took a big blow this week. A penalty imposed on social media platform 'X' was struck down, raising questions about how effective the legislation is outside of the province. B.C. passed the Intimate Images Protection Act in 2023, giving the province's Civil Resolution Tribunal the power to order remove intimate images shared without consent and impose financial penalties if they fail to comply. The company argued that B.C. couldn't force it to delete content globally and the tribunal agreed…

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