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,…
Singh Says NDP Will Push for More Government Control of Internet Over ‘Hate and Misinformation’
Cory Morgan: Canada’s Push to Control Movement of Information on the Internet a Dangerous Path to Travel Down
November 22, 2022
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Commentary We are living in an age where common citizens have access to information and the ability to communicate like never before. Individuals are empowered in ways that would have been unimaginable only a few decades ago. A person can research a subject, make their conclusions, and share those ideas with thousands or even millions…
Feds Will Commit Up to $1.9 Million in Funding to ‘Combat Online Terrorist’ Content
The federal government announced that it would be committing up to $1.9 million in funding to “combat online terrorist and violent extremist content,” according to an announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sept. 20. “We need to confront the rise of hate and violent extremism,” said Trudeau in a tweet. “At the Christchurch Call Summit,…
Liberals’ Internet Regulation Bill Constitutes a ‘Power Grab Over Human Communications’: Former CRTC Commissioner
The Liberals’ bill to regulate internet content would constitute government overreach into the everyday activities of Canadians, says a former CRTC commissioner, who called the scope of Bill C-11 “absurd” and a “power grab over human communications.” “We oppose C-11 because it embodies a fundamentally illiberal idea of communications, because it constitutes a vast overreach of…
Liberals’ Online Streaming Bill Will Hurt Consumer Choice, Says Tech Trade Group
One of the world’s largest tech trade groups says the federal government’s online streaming bill will place a “regulatory hand” on how consumers choose content and must be rewritten. “Experience teaches that governments should be modest about imposing obligations on the technological future,” said the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) in a written submission to the…
Peter Menzies: CRTC Sanctioning of Network Proves Skeptics Right to Fear Govt. Regulation of Internet
Commentary The authors of Canada’s plans to regulate the internet have insisted for almost two years that freedom of expression is not at risk. On June 29, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), proved them wrong. In a stunning decision that prompted a pair of brave dissentients, the CRTC sanctioned Société Radio-Canada (SRC) for using…
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