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Mother of a victimized B.C. teen who committed suicide after being bullied on the Internet, Carol Todd, has welcomed new government legislation meant to crack down on cyberbullying and regarded it as a step in the right direction. If passed, the legislation will make it against the law to non-consensually distribute intimate images on the internet, while also empowering the courts to order the removal of the image from the Internet. Additionally, the legislation allows authorities to seize any electronic equipment suspected of being used to cyberbully.
In her remarks, Mrs. Todd stated that “I see this as a good step forward because there has to be consequences for actions and instead of this being a grey area; it’s more black and white.” Mrs. Todd’s daughter, Amanda Todd, committed suicide in October 2012 after she sent her intimate photo to an Internet chat-room that spread widely among her peers. She posted a video on YouTube detailing the bullying she endured, and how the online user threatened her and circulated the image online.
On the other hand, an Ottawa city councillor whose son committed suicide after being bullied over his sexuality, Allan Hubley, also praised the new legislation alleging that “when we were younger, you always knew who your bully was, you could do something about it. Now, up until the time this legislation gets enacted, they can hide behind that.” He added that “not only does it start to take the mask off of them, through this legislation there is serious consequences for their actions.”
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