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December 18, 2019 1 year ago

Heritage mandate letter demands new regs for social-media, new law for web giants to contribute to Cancon

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By Christopher Guly OTTAWA – In leaving behind environmental activism to enter federal politics, new Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault will now be responsible for combating online hate speech; helping to develop a new set of online rights; expanding the CBC’s news coverage; and ensuring that web giants contribute to making, and carry Canadian content. In the ministerial mandate letter he received from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, which was released on Dec. 13  Guilbeault is tasked with creating “new regulations for social media platforms, starting with a requirement that all platforms remove illegal content, including hate speech, within 24 hours or...
 

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Our industry and COVID-19

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