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In 2009, according to an Angus Reid survey, fully one in four Canadians believed they could not be held legally accountable for what they post online.

Whether we like it or not, social media is here stay. It impacts and affects not only our personal lives, but also our employment relationships.

The 2024 arbitration decisions in Board of Governors of Mount Royal University v. Mount Royal Faculty Association provide significant guidance on the intersection of social media conduct, academic freedom and workplace harassment in the post-secondary context.

On December 13, 2022, the SEC announced charges against seven social media influencers in connection with a pump and dump scheme they promoted on Twitter and Discord.

In the digital age, the recruitment landscape has expanded beyond traditional methods, with social media becoming a significant tool for evaluating potential candidates...

On January 29, 2024, the Intimate Images Protection Act (the Act) and Intimate Images Protection Regulation (the Regulation) will come into force in British Columbia.

The current nature of social media and, more broadly, the Digital Age, continues to create challenges for legislators and law enforcement officials alike.

On April 16, 2018, a judge of the British Columbia Supreme Court dismissed Google's motion to vary or set aside the global injunction against it that had been affirmed by the Supreme Court of Canada.

As one of Toronto's top business law firms, Gowling WLG is comprised of a diverse and highly experienced team that provides clients with insightful advice

The Supreme Court of British Columbia’s ruling in Kim v. International Triathlon Union is the first reported court decision to consider termination of a non-union employee for postings made on a social media platform.

A recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision indicates that it is challenging for employers to obtain an interim injunction requiring an employee to remove allegedly defamatory social media posts pending resolution ...

The world of marketing and advertising has evolved – last year, U.S. companies spent an estimated $13.5 billion on social media marketing alone.

User behaviour is central to maintaining strong organizational data security. The "Acceptable Use Policy" (AUP) has long been a key tool for guiding user behaviour...

This tribunal results from the merger, as of January 1, 2016, of the Labour Relations Board and of the Occupational Injuries Board.

Given the ubiquitous nature of social media and the ease with which information can be created and shared, social networking sites, like Facebook and Twitter, are one of the fastest growing areas of concerns for employers.

Over the course of the last few days, my partner and I have been asked to comment on the Jian Ghomeshi situation repeatedly...

Billions of users of social media networks regularly share their personal lives on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.