British Columbia is about to roll out new legal tools to fight back against online sexual exploitation, while pursuing social media giants for the "harms" of their platforms in the same vein as tobacco and opioid producers.
Newly unredacted documents from New Mexico's lawsuit against Meta underscore the company's "historical reluctance" to keep children safe on its platforms, the complaint says.
Police link suicide of 12-year-old Prince George, B C boy to online sextortion cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
RCMP in Prince George, B.C., are warning parents about the dangers of sexual extortion online after the suicide of a 12-year-old boy in their community.
The unit that investigates online child exploitation in B.C. says it has noticed a dramatic rise in reports of the crime in 2023 and is advising children and caregivers to be vigilant.