Many experts on a panel handpicked by the federal government to lay the basis of a future “online harms reduction” bill say that private communications should be included under the framework, a Heritage Canada document indicates.
“Some experts highlighted that a lot of times a high level of harmful content, such as terrorist content or child pornography, are shared in private communications instead of on public forums—and that excluding these types of communications would leave a lot of harmful content on the table,” said a summary of discussions held by the expert panel.
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced in March that 12 experts would be holding discussions, also attended by bureaucrats from different agencies, to provide advice on the drafting of an internet content regulation bill….