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Impact of online harms bill includes 'spectre of censorship,' library group warns in submission
Consultation on the government’s proposal wrapped up in September, but the government is refusing to release the 423 submissions it received
Karadeglija, Anja http://nationalpost.com/news/politics/impact-of-online-harms-bill-includes-spectre-of-censorship-library-group-warns-in-submission
Publisher: National Post
Date Written: 22/10/2021
Year Published: 2021
Resource Type: Article
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries has joined civil liberties groups and international organizations who are raising the alarm about the bill which will mandate social media and other platforms monitor online posts and remove illegal content.
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The bill would target terrorist content, content that incites violence, hate speech, intimate images shared non-consensually, and child sexual exploitation material. Platforms would have to remove illegal content within 24 hours of it being flagged, and a new regulator called the Digital Safety Commissioner of Canada would be in charge of enforcement.
Experts have warned various aspects of the proposal, including the mandatory monitoring and removal of content, as well as sweeping new powers given to the regulator, would violate Canadians’ Charter rights.
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