B.C. Attorney General Addresses X’s Intimate Image Case

British Columbia’s Attorney General, Niki Sharma, expressed concern over X Corp.’s legal challenge against a tribunal order to remove a non-consensual intimate image, claiming it violates the Intimate Images Protection Act. The tribunal penalized X with $100,000 for not globally removing the image, as it only implemented “geo-blocking” in Canada. X argues that global blocking orders threaten free speech and sovereign rights, while the complainant calls the petition an abuse of process. Sharma stated that B.C. will defend the law, emphasizing the need for complete removal of such images.

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