{
  "id": 18585247,
  "title": "B.C. ruling reverses $100K penalty issued to X for not deleting intimate images",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/b-c-ruling-reverses-100k-penalty-issued-to-x-for-not-deleting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T22:56:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12140690/bc-tribunal-reverses-penalty-x-not-delete-intimate-image/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A B.C. tribunal has overturned a penalty of $100,000 imposed on a social media platform for failing to remove an intimate image. Last year, the tribunal had mandated the platform to delete the image following a protection order. However, the platform only blocked the image from Canada, retaining it elsewhere. The platform subsequently contested the decision, arguing that the tribunal could not enforce a law created in B.C. In his ruling, vice-chair Eric Regehr stated that \"internet intermediaries can sidestep administrative penalties if they prove they took reasonable steps to address the distribution of unlawful intimate images on their platforms.\" Online safety advocate Carol Todd expressed disappointment yet noted the inconsistency saying, \"Why does big tech and platforms like X get away with this, and thinking that, you know, our B.C., our legislation is nothing?\" Legal experts emphasize the necessity for stronger federal legislation to hold these companies accountable. Heidi Tworek, a professor at the University of British Columbia, stated that \"while we have introduced federal legislation to ensure definitions of intimate images at the federal level also include synthetic images, or deepfakes, Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, is moving through Parliament which will establish a digital regulator at the federal level.\" It's noteworthy that the tribunal rejected X's attempt to recover legal costs exceeding $100,000 from the woman who initiated the case.",
  "summary": "Last year, the B.C. Tribunal ruled that X must pay a $100,000 penalty for not deleting an intimate image after a protection order was issued.",
  "key_points": [
    "B.C. tribunal reverses $100K penalty against X for non-deletion of intimate image",
    "Platform only blocked image in Canada, not elsewhere",
    "Internet intermediaries can avoid penalties if they took reasonable steps"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}