/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/1705/all en /maxbellschool/max-policy/human-trafficking-and-digital-divide McConnell Visiting Scholar Olivia Smith describes how human traffickers have adopted chat rooms, smartphones, and video surveillance and what policy can do to address this. Wed, 03 May 2023 18:27:02 +0000 Olivia Smith 3012 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/taylor-owen-challenges-moderating-online-content-cbc-news-297259 <p>May 15, 2019 | Æ»¹ûÒùÔº's Chair of Media, Ethics and Communications Taylor Owen joined CBC's Andrew Nichols to talk about the challenges in tackling online extremism. The technical challenges faced by world leaders and companies are, he says, very intricate and nuanced and require careful scanning and moderating. Beyond these technical difficulties, there is also a political dimension to this issue that requires a societal discussion on how "hate speech regulations" should be implemented. </p> Thu, 16 May 2019 15:51:22 +0000 lilia.brahimi@mail.mcgill.ca 1429 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/taylor-owen-christchurch-call-cbc-radio-297299 <p>May 15, 2019 | Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders reunited in Paris for the "Christchurch Call" summit. This meeting brought together politicians and industry leaders in tech to fight the spread of online extremism. Æ»¹ûÒùÔº's Chair of Media, Ethics and Communications Taylor Owen was invited to CBC's Front Burner to discuss the challenges in implementing efficient measures to combat online hate speech. </p> Thu, 16 May 2019 20:55:04 +0000 lilia.brahimi@mail.mcgill.ca 1430 at /maxbellschool