Online Censorship

• Google warns Canada’s plan to fight online hate is ‘vulnerable to abuse’

  Google is one of the first major tech companies to comment on Canada's proposed approach to handle harmful online content.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2021
  
• Fact or Fiction: Does Trump’s social media ban threaten our freedom of expression?

  Some say the future of public conversation, especially where social media is concerned, is headed down a scary path to censorship.

  Politics

  Jan 21, 2021
  
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• Zuckerberg ‘optimistic’ about French plan to curb online hate

  France wants to take a leading role in regulating online hate speech, particularly on social media platforms such as Facebook.

  World

  May 10, 2019
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• Why some countries are building ‘walls’ in the worldwide web

  Experts say freedom on the internet is at risk as more countries try to control what their citizens see and say on the worldwide web.

  World

  Feb 23, 2019
• Canadian firm Netsweeper accused of helping facilitate online censorship for Bahrain

  Researchers have identified a Canadian company at the centre of a small Arab nation's online censorship system - a finding that sits awkwardly with Ottawa officials' public support for digital freedoms.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2016
• When do online comments cross the line from free speech to threat?

  The US Supreme Court is being asked to clarify the First Amendment rights of people who use violent or threatening language on electronic media.

  Crime

  Jun 7, 2014