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Since March 2015, another type of cyberbullying has been outlawed. It’s illegal to distribute intimate images of a person if you know that they did not consent to that image being distributed—or if you are reckless about whether the person gave their consent to that image being distributed. “Reckless” means you know the person may not have consented to the image being distributed, but you don’t care. | Since March 2015, another type of cyberbullying has been outlawed. It’s illegal to distribute intimate images of a person if you know that they did not consent to that image being distributed—or if you are reckless about whether the person gave their consent to that image being distributed. “Reckless” means you know the person may not have consented to the image being distributed, but you don’t care. | ||
Cyberbullying may also be defamation. The ''[http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-46/ Criminal Code]'' (section 300) outlaws publishing a defamatory libel – material published, without lawful justification or excuse, likely to injure the reputation of any person by exposing them to hatred, contempt or ridicule, or designed to insult the person. But criminal defamation is rare. More common is civil defamation – communication about a person that tends to hurt their reputation. Script 240, called “Defamation: Libel and Slander”, has more on this. | Cyberbullying may also be defamation. The ''[http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-46/ Criminal Code]'' (section 300) outlaws publishing a defamatory libel – material published, without lawful justification or excuse, likely to injure the reputation of any person by exposing them to hatred, contempt or ridicule, or designed to insult the person. But criminal defamation is rare. More common is civil defamation – communication about a person that tends to hurt their reputation. Script [[Defamation: Libel and Slander (Script 240)|240]], called “Defamation: Libel and Slander”, has more on this. | ||
==What can you do if someone is stalking, harassing, or cyberbullying you?== | ==What can you do if someone is stalking, harassing, or cyberbullying you?== | ||
