/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/1591/all en /maxbellschool/channels/news/machine-us-podcast-series-globe-and-mail-357258 <p>May 7, 2024 | We are living in an age of breakthroughs propelled by advances in artificial intelligence. Technologies that were once the realm of science fiction are now transpiring into our reality. <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/machines-like-us/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Machine Like Us</a> is a technology show where every other Tuesday <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Taylor Owen</a> sits down with the people shaping this rapidly approaching future.</p> Tue, 07 May 2024 14:53:04 +0000 pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca 3178 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/what-tick-tock-online-regulation-says-about-our-digital-discourse-cbc-radio-356216 <p>March 17, 2024 | In this episode of The Sunday Magazine, <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a> joins a discussion on digital discourse and the future of online safety regulation. The US House of Representatives voted to pass a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban against TikTok. Professor Owen speaks on Canada's standpoint with this decision, and how the federal government has launched a national security review of the video-sharing app.</p> Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:08:29 +0000 keith.baybayon@mcgill.ca 3151 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/ai-and-canadas-proposed-online-harms-act-gzero-355938 <p>March 5, 2024 | In this episode of GZERO AI, Professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a><strong> </strong>takes a look at the Canadian government’s Online Harms Act, which seeks to hold social media companies responsible for harmful content.</p> Wed, 06 Mar 2024 20:27:19 +0000 keith.baybayon@mcgill.ca 3142 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/how-we-can-move-forward-now-divisive-bill-c-18-law-globe-and-mail-349371 <p>July 23, 2023 | In this opinion piece by <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a> and Supriya Dwivedi, they reflect on the passage of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, where the government is hoping that Google and Meta would expand the deals they currently have with some Canadian publishers to a wider range of outlets. On the other hand, tech companies are clearly using Canada as a trial to other jurisdictions in the process of enacting similar policies. The piece the highlights where to go from here. </p> Wed, 02 Aug 2023 19:49:40 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 3049 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/new-podcast-launches-cover-impact-technology-our-democracy-during-2019-canadian-federal-election-300308 <p>Attention Control with Kevin Newman podcast released its <a href="https://www.attentioncontrolpod.com/episodes" target="_blank">first episodes</a> this week, exploring digital media’s impact on the 2019 federal election.</p> <p>Hosted by award-winning journalist Kevin Newman, the weekly election podcast will provide Canadians with exclusive investigative reporting, timely in-depth interviews with influential voices, and ongoing news coverage on how digital tools, platforms and data are influencing public opinion during the election campaign.</p> Thu, 05 Sep 2019 22:24:34 +0000 nicholas.salter@mcgill.ca 1566 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/digital-ecosystem-research-challenge-winners-announced-299620 <p>The Digital Ecosystem Research Challenge has awarded 18 Research Awards ranging from $3,000 to $75,000 to research teams from Canada and abroad. The Digital Ecosystem Research Challenge is a collaborative effort between Dr. Taylor Owen, Associate Professor in the Max Bell School of Public Policy, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº and Dr. Elizabeth Dubois, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication and a Centre for Law, Technology and Society Faculty Member at the University of Ottawa. </p> Thu, 15 Aug 2019 19:38:07 +0000 lilia.brahimi@mail.mcgill.ca 1545 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/curbing-online-harms-cbc-radio-340047 <p>June 20, 2022 | With the <a href="https://www.mediatechdemocracy.com/projects/democratic-expression">Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression</a>'s new report hot off the press, Commission co-chair and Max Bell School professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a> sat down for an interview with CBC Radio to discuss the recommendations on curbing online harm that he and his colleagues have proposed.</p> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:14:11 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2854 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/stronger-government-regulation-social-media-companies-could-improve-free-speech-says-expert-cbc-339336 <p>In an interview with CBC Radio, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen—who leads the School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy—opined on the role regulation can play in safeguarding free speech and online safety.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/radio/checkup/are-you-ready-to-go-back-to-the-office-1.6437043/stronger-government-regulation-of-social-media-companies-could-improve-free-speech-says-expert-1.6437583">Access the interview</a>.</p> Mon, 02 May 2022 16:01:57 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2828 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/whose-speech-will-elon-musks-twitter-be-protecting-exactly-globe-and-mail-339301 <p>April 27, 2022 | <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a> and Supriya Dwivedi of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy write that Elon Musk's recent purchase of Twitter might strengthen the democratic governance that social media companies have fought against.</p> <p><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-whose-speech-will-elon-musks-twitter-be-protecting-exactly/">>>Read the article</a></p> Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:08:46 +0000 katrine.claassens@mcgill.ca 2823 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/new-podcast-brings-leading-research-kids-and-tech-mainstream-338297 <p>It’s one of the most pressing questions for researchers and families today: How are children affected by digital technology? Parents, caregivers, experts and policymakers are struggling to understand what’s best for kids online in an effort to keep up with the rapid pace and scale of technology. Screen Time is a new podcast where we search for answers to the biggest questions out there on kids and technology.</p> Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:22:58 +0000 katrine.claassens@mcgill.ca 2801 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/how-protect-children-big-techs-harms-national-post-334975 <p>November 7, 2021 | Co-written by Max Bell School Professor Taylor Owen with Sonja Solomun, their article in the National Post looks at how the recently leaked Facebook Papers have spurred public concern and further debate on how policy should endeavor make these platforms more transparent and accountable.</p> <p><a href="https://nationalpost.com/opinion/opinion-2?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1636283850">Read the article. </a></p> Tue, 16 Nov 2021 19:29:04 +0000 chloe.rodriguez@mail.mcgill.ca 2718 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/taylor-owen-what-latest-facebook-revelations-mean-canadas-online-harms-legislative-plans-law-bytes-334318 <p>October 18, 2021 | Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen's damning revelations about the harms caused by Facebook and its suite of other social media platforms have spurred American policymakers to action. Listen to Max Bell School professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a>'s thoughts on the implications of the latest Facebook revelations on Canada's policy efforts to fight online harms.</p> <p><a href="https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2021/10/law-bytes-podcast-episode-104/">Listen to the podcast</a>.</p> Thu, 21 Oct 2021 14:55:08 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2699 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/we-have-regulatory-tools-we-need-fix-facebook-globe-and-mail-334185 <p> October 14, 2021 | In this opinion piece, Max Bell School professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a>, former Supreme Court chief justice Beverley McLachlin, and chair of the Canadian Citizens' Assembly on Democratic Expression, Peter MacLeod argue that the latest Facebook controversy surrounding the testimony by Facebook whistle-blower Frances Haugen has the potential to change the debate about regulating social media. They also explain why the <a href="/maxbellschool/research/centre-media-technol</body></html>"></a></p> Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:38:36 +0000 katrine.claassens@mcgill.ca 2696 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/research/centre-media-technology-and-democracy/canadian-commission-democratic-expression <p>The <a href="https://ppforum.ca/project/canadian-commission-on-democratic-expression/">Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression</a> was established in spring 2020 with a three-year mandate to better understand, anticipate, and respond to the effects of new digital technologies on public life and Canadian democracy. In January 2021, the Commission published the first of its three annual reports, which laid out a <a href="https://ppforum.ca/articles/harms-reduction-a-six-step-program-to-protect-democratic-expression-online/">six-step program</a> to reduce online hate and other harms.</p> Thu, 14 Oct 2021 17:34:00 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2695 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/how-fix-facebook-globe-and-mail-333974 <p>October 6, 2021 | In this episode of the Globe and Mail's<i>The Decibel </i>podcast, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen speaks about harmful effects of Facebook's addictive nature and what we can do about it.</p> <p><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the-decibel/article-how-to-fix-facebook/">Listen to the podcast</a></p> Wed, 06 Oct 2021 19:23:17 +0000 katrine.claassens@mcgill.ca 2686 at /maxbellschool