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- The Government of Canada has introduced the Online Harms Bill C-63 to regulate and suppress "harmful speech." The Bill requires social media companies to remove certain speech, failing which they will incur substantial fines.
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Dec 18, 2023 · Canada's justice minister said he hopes to avoid accusations that the Liberal government is trying to regulate or curb speech with its planed bill to protect people from online harms.
- Your free speech is at risk with Ottawa's push to regulate ...
The changes to Bill C-10 — made at the behest of Liberal MPs...
- Your free speech is at risk with Ottawa's push to regulate ...
- What Is Bill C-10?
- What About Those Controversial Amendments?
- Why Are Some People worried?
- Could Regulators Control What People Post on Social Media?
- What About The Politics of The Bill?
Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault introduced Bill C-10 in November. The stated intent was to modernize the Broadcasting Act for an era when Canadians increasingly consume music, movies, TV shows, videos and podcasts either online or through mobile apps. The government says the objective is to ensure that digital streaming services enjoyi...
In its original form, Bill C-10 exempted user-generated content posted to social media sites from the CRTC's authority. That meant professionally-produced shows or songs streamed on Crave, Netflix, Amazon Prime or Spotify would be subject to CRTC regulation, while music videos on YouTube, posts made to Facebook or podcasts uploaded to Apple Podcast...
Critics say these amendments could give the CRTC the power to regulate the posts that millions of Canadians upload every day to platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Michael Geist, a University of Ottawa professor and the Canada Research Chair in internet law, said those posts could be treated as "programs," which would allow the...
According to the federal government, Bill C-10 is not meant to moderate content posted by individual users. "[Bill C-10] doesn't allow for ... the government [or] the CRTC to do content moderation, determine topics or subjects published, or impose removal of content based on Canadian content requirements," Gagné-Raynauld said. So cat videos and aco...
The bill is now undergoing a clause-by-clause review at the heritage committee; the next meeting is scheduled for Friday. The Liberals require the support of at least one opposition party to pass it. The Conservative Party has called on the government to scrap the amendments to Bill C-10. "Conservatives support creating a level playing field betwee...
Feb 26, 2024 · The federal government is introducing its long-awaited online harms legislation today, after its last attempt to tackle online hate died when the 2021 federal election was called.
Oct 10, 2024 · The Government of Canada has introduced the Online Harms Bill C-63 to regulate and suppress "harmful speech." The Bill requires social media companies to remove certain speech, failing which they will incur substantial fines.
Feb 29, 2024 · The Online Harms Act, if passed into law, will give the Canadian Human Rights Commission new powers to prosecute and punish offensive but non-criminal speech by Canadians if, in the subjective opinion of unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats, they deem someone’s statement to be “hateful.”
Feb 27, 2024 · Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has tabled its long-awaited legislation to better protect Canadians, and particularly youth, against online harms. Here are five things Bill C-63...
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On Feb. 26, Canada signalled it is done waiting for internet giants and social media companies to protect children from consuming or being victims of harmful online content. Justice minister Arif Virani introduced Bill C-63, which sets up a new Digital Safety Commission to handle these cases and impose multimillion-dollar fines on social media ...
