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By Maanit Zemel | 3 Minutes Read November 25, 2013

Is the proposed 'cyberbullying legislation' the real deal?

On November 20, 2013, Bill C-13 received first reading before the House of Commons. The media touted Bill C-13 as the new “Cyberbullying Legislation”. However, assuming Bill C-13 receives royal assent, how effective will be it be in combating cyberbullying?

Article by Maanit Zemel / Business, Privacy / Charter, combating cyberbullying, consent, criminal code, cyberbullying, deterring and punishing cyberbullies, dissemination of intimate images, free and democratic society, Freedom of expression, identity theft, impersonation, Internet, Internet Service Providers, intimate image, ISP, Non-Consensual Distribution, offence of possession of child pornography, online, online communication, online harassment, post images, protecting children from harm, reasonable limit, types of offences, website operators

By Maanit Zemel | 2 Minutes Read February 20, 2013

Dear Mr. / Mrs. Doe – Please pay up!

What do you do if an anonymous blogger has defamed you online? The first thing you do is...

Article by Maanit Zemel / Privacy / anonymous blogger, anonymous blogger has defamed you online, avoid liability, Chrome, cyber identity, cyber-tracks, cybercrime, cyberlibel, defamation, determine the defamer’s identity, forensic investigators, freedom of defamation, Google, information technology, injunctive order, Internet, Internet Explorer, Internet Service Providers, limits to freedom of expression, online, online defamers, punitive and aggravated damages, reputation, search engines, technology, website, website operators, Yahoo! and Bing

By Maanit Zemel | 2 Minutes Read August 8, 2011

Angry bloggers beware! – Your anonymity is not guaranteed… unless you defame a politician

One year ago, I wrote about the Canadian courts’ trend of ordering Internet service providers or website operators to reveal the identity of anonymous bloggers, when it is alleged that the bloggers had defamed the plaintiff. A recent decision by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, suggests that, when the plaintiff is a politician, the bloggers may continue to remain anonymous.

Article by Maanit Zemel / Business, Privacy / alleged defamation, anonymity, anonymous bloggers, bloggers, Blogging, constitutional right, defamation, defamatory comments, Freedom of expression, internet defamation, Internet Service Providers, ISP, ISPs, malicious motives, Morris v. Johnson, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Politician, politics, social media, social networking, Town of Aurora, website operators

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