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Quebec’s newly enacted law empowers victims of non-consensual intimate image sharing by allowing them to obtain court orders for the rapid removal of private content posted online. The measure mirrors protections in British Columbia, aiming to address digital privacy breaches even if it might not fix every loophole in our overly connected world.

cbc.ca / What Quebec’s new law on the sharing of intimate photos without consent does

With a new law coming into force that imposes heavier penalties and provides new tools for victims, Quebec becomes the second province to enact intimate image sharing legislation.

nationalobserver.com / 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.

globalnews.ca / Quebec intimate image sharing law comes into effect Wednesday

Quebec is the second province after B.C. to pass a law which under the Criminal Code, publishing, texting or sharing intimate images of someone without their consent is a crime.

theglobeandmail.com / Quebec law that helps victims of intimate image sharing remove photos is now in effect

The law allows victims to fill out a form online or at a courthouse and obtain an order from a judge requiring images or footage to be removed

thestar.com / Quebec law that helps victims of intimate image sharing remove photos now in effect

MONTREAL - 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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