TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Chew testifies on “How Congress Can Safeguard American Data Privacy and Protect Children from Online Harms” to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 23. …

TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Chew testifies on “How Congress Can Safeguard American Data Privacy and Protect Children from Online Harms” to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 23. …

Commentary Expressions of opinions that aren’t supported by facts could soon be ordered removed from social media in Canada if the chief architects of the nation’s nascent Online Harms legislation have their way. The federal government’s first attempt at Online Harms legislation foundered last fall after it was soundly denounced by civil rights and other…

Commentary If Elon Musk is looking for a scrap over free speech, Canada could very well provide him with his first brawl. Although his comments following his purchase this week of Twitter for US$44 billion indicated content moderation would still be a feature of the notoriously rambunctious platform, Musk is known as a free speech…

Commentary If Elon Musk is looking for a scrap over free speech, Canada could very well provide him with his first brawl. Although his comments following his purchase this week of Twitter for US$44 billion indicated content moderation would still be a feature of the notoriously rambunctious platform, Musk is known as a free speech…

Any attempts to regulate the internet should stay as far as possible from trying to manage what people have to say, for at best, it leads to a quagmire of legal wrangling; at worst, it leads to suppression of free speech by the government, say former chairs of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)….

Any attempts to regulate the internet should steer clear of trying to manage what people have to say, for at best it leads to a quagmire of legal wrangling, while at worst it leads to suppression of free speech by the government, say former chairs of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). “Early efforts…

The Liberal government’s upcoming legislation to address “online harms” could undermine Canadians’ freedom of speech and render diasporas from authoritarian countries more vulnerable, says the director of an internet security advocacy group. Between July 27 and Sept. 25, the federal government held public consultations on its proposal to introduce new legislative and regulatory frameworks for social…