A Look at the Liberal Government’s Different Internet Content Control Measures
The Liberal government’s Bill C-10, which has been criticized by the opposition and advocates for its potential to limit free speech, is part of a number of measures and directives issued by the federal government for internet and speech control.
These measures include introducing new regulations for online content, a legal framework to address “online hate,” as well as a struck-down section of Canada’s elections law to combat “fake news” during elections.
In his mandate letters to a number of ministers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listed “online hate and harassment” together with “ideologically motivated violent extremism and terrorist organizations” in the same sentence requesting the ministers’ action, signalling the importance of combatting online hate.
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