Eby Invokes Taylor Swift as BC Launches Services to Crack Down on Intimate Images

Premier David Eby (R) holds a photograph of late 12-year-old Carson Cleland, who killed himself last year after becoming a victim of online sextortion, as his parents Ryan Cleland and Nicola Smith speak about him during a news conference in Surrey, B.C., on Jan. 26, 2024. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

British Columbia Premier David Eby says the recent sharing of fake intimate images of pop star Taylor Swift proves no one is immune from such “attacks,” as the province launches new services to get images taken down and go after perpetrators for damages.

The launch of the services on Jan. 29 in conjunction with the Civil Resolution Tribunal comes on the same day the province’s Intimate Images Protection Act comes into force.