Media Interviews

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Detecting Disinformation for Democracy
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Detecting Disinformation for Democracy

Analysts, academics, journalists, activists, and politicians assess the effect of disinformation on our democracy. Experts studying mis-and disinformation share their insights on the impact and spread of disinformation, and its potential amplification through social media and the use of artificial intelligence. The special also looks at how to establish guardrails and find solutions to counter the negative effects of disinformation, with an emphasis on the role of media and citizen engagement.

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What happened when Meta restricted news in Canada?
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What happened when Meta restricted news in Canada?

Facebook has officially closed its news tab in Australia, as its parent company Meta - which also owns Instagram - considers completely banning news content completely in Australia.

That's already happened in Canada, where news organisations saw huge declines in online audiences and readers were instead flooded with memes.

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What the tick tock of online regulation says about our digital discourse
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What the tick tock of online regulation says about our digital discourse

It’s been nearly impossible to scroll past the scrutiny of social media giants this past week, after the United States House of Representatives passed a bill that could lead to a ban of TikTok – with Canada now assessing its own review of the app. The social sphere shakeup comes on the backdrop of new online safety legislation and a royal photo bomb that's raising big questions about disinformation online. Piya Chattopadhyay is joined by WIRED senior writer Kate KnibbsTaylor Owen, director of McGill University's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy; and Philip Mai, co-director of Toronto Metropolitan University's Social Media Lab for their analysis on it all.

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Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen says it's time for accountability from tech giants
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Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen says it's time for accountability from tech giants

Between Canada's Online News Act, Donald Trump's recent indictment tied to the Jan.6 riots and increasing worries over harm, our relationship with social media and big tech companies is more complicated than ever. Frances Haugen, the former Facebook employee who blew the whistle on the company by disclosing thousands of internal documents joins Zandbergen to talk about the standoff between Meta and the Canadian government over Bill C-18 and what she think needs to happen to hold big tech to account.

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Disentangling the Online News Act
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Disentangling the Online News Act

The Online News Act (Bill C-18) is now law, and absolutely everyone has described it poorly and created confusion about what it's actually all about. I talk with McGill University's Taylor Owen about the aims of the legislation and how we should be thinking of it. Let's talk #cdnpoli.

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