Social Media Extremism

• 40% of Canadians have a negative view of Facebook, say it amplifies hate: poll

  The vast majority agreed that Facebook amplifies hate speech, helps spread fake news, damages individuals' mental health and poses a risk to children and teenagers.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2021
  
• Ontario Tech University partners with Facebook to tackle online hate

  Facebook has teamed up with Ontario Tech's Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism. The partnership is being made to help identify and counter an increasing issue with hate-inspired websites.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2020
  
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• Goodale pledges $1M to UN extremism fund but mum on forcing content removal

  The pledge contained no updates on whether the Canadian government is still considering forcing social media companies to remove extremist content.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2019