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Trudeau faces increased pressure to fulfil years-old promise to legislate against online harms

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Carson Cleland, 12, of Prince George, B.C. took his own life in October 2023 after being sexually extorted online. RCMP say he was a victim of online sextortion, when an individual is blackmailed under the threat that deceptively-obtained intimate images of themselves will be publicly revealed. Conservative MP Todd Doherty called on the federal government to do more to protect children from online predators.

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Trudeau faces increased pressure to fulfil years-old promise to legislate against online harms

Justin Trudeau is facing increased pressure to fulfil a years-old promise to legislate against online harms following the death of a 12-year-old boy in Prince George, B.C.

8 months ago·Canada

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