NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will push for government regulation of social media platforms to quell “hate and misinformation,” adding that private companies should not hold sole responsibility for content management on their platforms.
“The government has a responsibility to play in making sure social media platforms are adhering to proper guidelines around misinformation, around hate,” Singh told reporters during a virtual press conference on Jan. 4.
“We’ve been saying for a long time the responsibility to keep people safe from misinformation and radicalization can’t rest in the hands of private companies,” he added.
“[It] has to be the government taking responsibility, and for a long time we’ve said that the Liberal government hasn’t done the job of making sure platforms are following the rules around making sure hate and misinformation aren’t being spread.”…