.but, constituents to remain fair game for abuse from party apparatchiks.
It’s a report on Federal Heritage Minister Steven Guibeault’s ongoing vendetta against non-conforming political speech on the internet, in which he’s calling for censorship of “hurtful” comments against politicians and implementation of an
internet killswitch to facilitate it.
Blackrocks is behind a paywall, permit me to quote it here:
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Federal internet censors should target hurtful words against politicians, says Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault. The Minister added
pending regulations may include an internet kill switch to block websites deemed hurtful, but called it a “nuclear” option.
“We have seen too many examples of public officials retreating from public service due to the hateful online content targeted towards themselves or even their families,” said Guilbeault. “I have seen firsthand alongside other Canadians the damaging effects harmful content has on our
Posted: Apr 08, 2021 5:30 AM ET | Last Updated: April 8
Mark O Neill, CEO of the Canadian Museum of History, resigned from his position on Wednesday, just two months before his mandate was set to end. He had been at the centre of a workplace harassment investigation.(Canadian Museum of History)
The CEO of the Canadian Museum of History, who was at the centre of a workplace harassment investigation, has resigned just two months before his official retirement date.
Mark O Neill was the subject of a complaint last summer that prompted the investigation. Sources have told Radio-Canada that the complaint was related to O Neill s management style and his temperament.
Facebook s action in Australia proves the need for regulation, says Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault says he’s not expecting pushback from Facebook as he moves ahead with proposed legislation that would force the company and other global online giants to pay Canadian news agencies for the content they use.
Social Sharing (It) just proves the point that they ve been unregulated for too long. And this needs to change.
Posted: Feb 27, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 27
Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault speaks at a 2020 conference in Ottawa. He says Facebook s aggressive stance against an Australian media revenue sharing law made the case for Ottawa that such online content giant must be regulated.(Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
iPolitics Staff in any government office tend to be risk averse. On questions of which “harmful communications” are allowable expressions and which aren’t, they will be likely to lean toward the side of caution, or over-react under political pressure. (Shutterstock photo)
The tech giants have been profiting on online viciousness and lies long enough.
Our democracy depends on an engaged electorate whose access to information is not overwhelmed by a deluge of digital pollution.
The media’s job to inform the public is made even more challenging by the flood of disinformation and misinformation that pollutes the internet, and the tendency of public figures to bully journalists that challenge them.
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Additional law enforcement powers and an independent appeal process could be part of a new regulatory regime aimed at social media companies that Ottawa is in the final stages of completing, according to Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault.