/channels/taxonomy/term/27327/all en /channels/channels/news/expert-canadas-new-online-harms-bill-355847 <p>The Liberal government is proposing heavier sentences, new regulatory bodies and changes to a number of laws in new legislation to tackle online abuse. The Online Harms Act proposes to police seven categories of harmful content online. Those categories include content used to bully a child and content that encourages a child to harm themselves. They also include hate speech, content that incites violence or terrorism, content that sexualizes children or victims of sexual violence, and sexual content that is posted without consent.</p> Mon, 04 Mar 2024 15:16:05 +0000 webfull 198326 at /channels /channels/channels/news/online-safety-bill-canada-time-get-it-already-hill-times-352287 <p>October 25, 2023 | This piece by MPP Alumnus Phaedra de Saint-Rome,highlights Canada's limited efforts in trying to publish a bill addressing online safety since 2020 and not having one in place to this day. The article provides a timeline of the same bill in the European Union and Australia and shows how other government around the world have been able to take action regarding online safety and harms. </p> <p>"Canadian youth are at greater risk online than their peers in much of the democratic world because our federal government won't table a long-promised bill" said Phaedra. </p> Thu, 26 Oct 2023 17:10:54 +0000 webfull 194263 at /channels /channels/channels/news/will-elon-musks-twitter-takeover-have-big-implications-canadas-upcoming-online-harms-bill-toronto-343464 <p>November 9, 2022 | Professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Tyler Owen</a> weighed in the coming bill, saying Canada should look at how other jurisdictions have handled Musk’s “convulsions.” For example, the European Union has passed a Digital Services Act last summer that would require tech giants to monitor their platforms for harmful content.</p> Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:14:58 +0000 webfull 184431 at /channels /channels/channels/news/how-should-canada-tackle-harmful-online-content-look-beyond-our-borders-experts-say-toronto-star-340689 <p>July 14, 2022 | As a member of the 12-person advisory group convened by the federal government to weigh in on the Liberals' online harms legislation, Max Bell School professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a> provided perspective on what lessons can be learned from other countries' legislative efforts.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2022/07/14/how-should-canada-tackle-harmful-online-content-look-beyond-our-borders-experts-say.html">Read the article</a>.</p> Wed, 10 Aug 2022 15:30:54 +0000 webfull 181202 at /channels /channels/channels/news/government-canada-announces-expert-advisory-group-online-safety-338848 <p>March 30, 2022 | The Government of Canada will engage with an expert advisory group - including Professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a> - to provide advice on a revised approach to combatting harmful online content.</p> Fri, 01 Apr 2022 14:47:09 +0000 webfull 179324 at /channels