The Online Harms Act or Bill C-63 was introduced last February after years of false starts, public consultations, and debates. Months later, the bill appears to be stalled in the House of Commons and has yet to make it to committee for further study. Some view that as a win, given their criticism of the bill, though others who have waited years for action against online harms are beginning to fear that the Parliamentary clock is working against them.

The mother of Amanda Todd, a teen who died by suicide after falling victim to cyberbullying, is urging MPs to end a standoff in the House of Commons that is holding up a bill that would force tech companies to swiftly take down online child-abuse material.

McGill University researcher Jessica Johnson says most Canadians across the political spectrum agree on the value of an effective public broadcaster.

Un sondage national sur le rôle d’un radiodiffuseur public dans le paysage médiatique actuel suggère qu’une majorité de Canadiens souhaite préserver CBC/Radio-Canada.

A national survey about the role of a public broadcaster in today’s media climate suggests a majority of Canadians want to preserve CBC/Radio-Canada.

Google signed a deal with a collective to distribute $100 million to Canadian news companies in early June. However, some small players believe they have not been sufficiently heard and are worried about the future

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.

Admirers said they were “blindsided” by revelations that Munro’s youngest daughter had been abused by her stepfather — and that Munro stayed with him even after she learned of it years later.

Some have portrayed the Online Harms Act as a total affront to freedom of expression online.

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.

In an age where individuals, especially youth, are chronically online, online safety policies are more important than ever. We sat down with past Net Good Grant recipient, the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy at McGill University, to hear how they’re helping build a trusted internet in Canada.

The U.S. is inching closer to a potential ban on the popular app. What would it mean if Canada followed suit?

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 Knibbs; Taylor 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.

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.

Pascale St-Onge is taking on an already hot file, meanwhile, ‘waiting in the wings' is one of the most controversial pieces of internet regulation legislation, says Michael Geist.

The Public Policy Forum today released a new report on polarization in Canada that makes the case that the country is not immune to the corrosive forces sweeping democracies worldwide.  

Our competition authorities have focused too narrowly on economic factors, neglecting the importance of editorial diversity.

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.