BC Proposes New Law for Sharing of Intimate Images Online Without Permission

Carol Todd holds a photo of her late teenage daughter Amanda Todd, who died by suicide in 2012, and the necklace she was wearing in the school photo, outside B.C. Supreme Court after sentencing for the Dutch man who was accused of extorting and harassing her daughter, in New Westminster, B.C., on Oct. 14, 2022. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

The mother of a teenage girl who became the face of online extortion in Canada says she was emotional to hear that British Columbia is planning legal changes to protect those whose intimate photos are shared without their consent.

Carol Todd said the legislation is an important step in protecting other youth from being victimized in the same way.