Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Images Act, limit on the liability of Internet intermediaries
In force since .
An intermediary liability rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Governance
As of .
What it requires
- Take reasonable steps to address unlawful distribution of intimate images in the use of your services, to keep the protection from liability in an action under the Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Images Act; the protection does not limit a court's authority to order you to remove or de-index an intimate image.
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
What this law does
An Internet intermediary is not liable in an action under the Act if it has taken reasonable steps to address unlawful distribution of intimate images in the use of its services. Nothing in section 15.1 limits the court's authority under section 14 to make an order against an Internet intermediary. Section 11 of the amending Act added section 15.1. The amending Act was assented to on . The amending Act comes into force on the day it receives royal assent.
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app operates a social platform, reuses other publishers' content or publishes adult content.