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In the News – Online Obscenity

Toronto Internet Lawyer discussed the legality of posting the Luka Magnotta video on the Best Gore website with the national and international media. Mr. Zvulony took the position that the posting of the video violated Canada's obscenity laws.

Online Reviews and Defamation

Toronto Defamation Lawyer, Gil Zvulony was recently featured in a story Global News did about online reviews and defamation. Gil Zvulony gave some tips on writing a good review that could protect a reviewer from a defamation lawsuit.
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What Not to Say on Social Media

City News recently dropped into Zvulony & Co. to speak to Toronto Defamation Lawyer Gil Zvulony about some dangerous words that should probably be avoided when talking about someone on the internet.
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Is it Defamatory to Publish that a Person Was Charged With a Crime?

Toronto Defamation Lawyer, Gil Zvulony discusses defamation law and how it applies to the reporting that someone was charged with a criminal offence.
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Defamation Cases Often Unrealistic

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Ontario Anti-SLAPP Bill Introduced

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Removing Defamatory Search Engine Results

Toronto defamation lawyer Gil Zvulony spoke to the CBC on the problems of internet defamation and getting defamatory websites removed from search engines.
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Time Limits for a Defamation Lawsuit in Ontario

Toronto Defamation Lawyer, Gil Zvulony discusses the minefield of limitation periods in defamation lawsuits. He advises that anyone who believes that they have been defamed has a positive duty to make reasonable inquiries to ascertain knowledge of the defamation.
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Internet Defamation in Canada

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Defamation and Anonymous Postings on the Internet

When will an internet service provider be ordered to provide personal information about one of it's customers? The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) recently released dealt with this issue in the case of A.B. v. Bragg Communications. The case involved a child was who was bullied and subjected to sexualized defamatory content online. A fake profile was created on Facebook containing photos of the plaintiff, as well as sexually explicit details about the plaintiff, much of which was false and damaging.