Appeal allowed for disclosing the identity of a person who used the IP to defame the victim on facebook
SUPREME COURT OF CANADA
CITATION: A.B. v. Bragg Communications Inc., 2012 SCC 46
Courts — Open court principle — Publication bans — Children —
15-year old victim of s*xualized cyberbullying applying for order requiring Internet
provider to disclose identity of person(s) using IP address to publish fake and
allegedly defamatory Facebook profile — Victim requesting to proceed anonymously
in application and seeking publication ban on contents of fake profile — Whether
victim required to demonstrate specific harm or whether court may find objectively
discernable harm.
A 15-year old girl found out that someone had posted a fake Facebook
profile using her picture, a slightly modified version of her name, and other
particulars identifying her. The picture was accompanied by unflattering commentary
