“Your Right! It’s the Law!” Project Kicks Off
HI!! My name is Cecilia Alejo Rivas, and I will be coordinating the “Your Right! It’s the Law!” project at Justice for Children and Youth. Funded by the Law Foundation, this project will use social media to connect with youth and youth workers in Thunder Bay around the various legal issues facing youth in their…
Facebook & the Law…
It is no secret that teenagers have come to rely on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to document every aspect of their lives. It is easy to get lost in the online world of social media and think that because you’ve set your profile to “private”, what you post online will have no repercussions. This blog…
The Supreme Court of Canada Combats Cyber-Bullying
In September of 2012, Canada’s top court, the Supreme Court of Canada, struck a blow to cyber-bullies in a case called AB v Bragg Communications Inc, 2012 SCC 46. Background The rise of social media platforms has had a drastic impact on the way people communicate. Facebook, the social media market leader, now has roughly…
Comic on Youth Privacy
Check out this awesome comic produced by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada:Social Smarts: Privacy, the Internet and You It has useful information about privacy issues for social media, cell phones, video games, etc, as well as a “10 Tips to Protect Your Privacy Online.”