Online Harms Bill

• B.C. puts online harms bill on hold after agreement with social media companies

  B.C. is putting its proposed online harms legislation on hold after reaching an agreement with some of the largest social media platforms to make people safer online.

  Politics

  Apr 23
  
• Will the online harms bill make platforms safer? Canadians split in poll

  Fewer than half of Canadians believe the federal government's plan to regulate social media sites will make platforms safer, a new survey suggests. 

  Canada

  Mar 13
  
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• Online Harms Act aims to remove ‘harmful content,’ address hate

  The Liberal government has introduced its highly anticipated Online Harms Act, which proposes sweeping reforms focused on protecting children online.

  Canada

  Feb 26
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• ‘Sketchy’ sites don’t need Canadians’ information, Trudeau says on porn bill

  A controversial Senate bill wants porn websites to verify Canadian users' ages. But it's raising privacy concerns about the security of Canadians' data online.

  Canada

  Feb 22
• Online harms bill coming as soon as next week, will focus on safety: Trudeau

  Trudeau is promising that an upcoming bill to legislate against online harms will focus on making the internet safer for minors, while not censoring it for the rest of Canadians.

  Canada

  Feb 21
• Ottawa mulling new ombudsperson to field concerns over online harms: source

  The federal government's evolving plan to help protect Canadians from harm online could include a new ombudsperson to field public concerns and a regulator.

  Canada

  Feb 21
• Liberals’ online harms bill not about regulating speech: minister

  The comments come as the government faces mounting pressure to introduce the long-promised legislation following a sharp rise in antisemitism online since October.

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2023
• Google warns every MP, senator not to fast track Canadian online news bill

  In its letter to MPs and senators, Google warns that Bill C-18 needs more scrutiny because of multiple flaws that could have far-reaching consequences.

  Politics

  Jun 1, 2022
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• Google warns Canada’s online news bill could force subsidies on biased outlets

  The bill, known as C-18 in Parliament, would make tech giants such as Google and Meta pay for reusing news produced by Canadian news organizations.

  Canada

  May 14, 2022
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• Facebook, Twitter defend handling of hateful content as extremists try to ‘game the system’

  Pressure is growing on governments including Canada to act to limit hateful content online after years of criticism of social media platform failures.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2022