Canada lags behind US in protecting victims of “deepfakes” and other image-based abuse: Michelle Abel for Inside Policy

When the United States passed the Take It Down Act in May, it gave victims of non-consensual intimate imagery – whether real or AI-generated – something Canada still lacks: a clear, fast, and enforceable right to have their abuse removed from the internet. The law mandates takedown within 48 hours and imposes penalties on platforms that ignore or delay. It marks a turning point in holding digital platforms accountable for weaponized exposure.

Canada currently relies on a patchwork of criminal charges, privacy complaints, and civil lawsuits that can take weeks or months to act on. For victims, these delays are more than frustrating they can be deeply harmful. To better protect Canadians from the growing threat of synthetic sexual content, deepfakes, and AI-generated nudes, the country needs a new law: the Right to Online Privacy Protection.

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