digital democracy /channels/taxonomy/term/22453/all en Expert: Canada reaches online news deal with Google /channels/channels/news/expert-canada-reaches-online-news-deal-google-353186 <p><!-- x-tinymce/html -->The Canadian government has reached a deal with Google over the Online News Act that will see the tech giant pay $100 million annually to publishers, and continue to allow access to Canadian news content on its platform. Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge announced the "historic development" regarding the implementation of Bill C-18 on Wednesday, after the tech giant had threatened to block news on its platform when the contentious new rules come into effect next month.</p> Thu, 30 Nov 2023 18:54:34 +0000 webfull 195278 at /channels Platforms, Power, and Democracy /channels/channels/event/platforms-power-and-democracy-352723 <p>Join <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CBC Ideas’ host Nahlah Ayed</a> and renowned international experts <a href="https://joandonovan.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blan</body></html>"></a></p> Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:42:36 +0000 webfull 194773 at /channels Let’s face the facts: To ensure our digital rights, we must hit pause on facial-recognition technology | The Globe and Mail /channels/channels/news/lets-face-facts-ensure-our-digital-rights-we-must-hit-pause-facial-recognition-technology-globe-and-320666 <p>February 14, 2020 |Rapid advances in facial-recognition technology have the potential for vast social consequences. In response to the scale and speed of these developments and the clear potential for harm, a movement has emerged to ban facial recognition. In this op-ed, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen and Nasma Ahmed call for the need to move ahead with caution and deliberation, highlighting the urgency for regulatory frameworks.</p> Thu, 20 Feb 2020 15:48:33 +0000 webfull 158971 at /channels