Tag Archives: social media regulation

Canada and Trump 2.0: Dealing with the reality in front of us

Posted on November 6, 2024 by bhaggart

In which I try to work through my initial reaction to Trump’s re-election as it relates to Canada and Canada-US relations. My first thought: we are in deep, deep trouble, the likes we’ve never seen before. My second thought: That may be overly optimistic. Continue reading →

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Blackmail as corporate power play: Some thoughts on the Google/Meta C-18 tantrum

Posted on July 5, 2023 by bhaggart

Interrupting my July vacation to highlight some points regarding Meta and Google’s high-stakes game of chicken with the Canadian government over Bill C-18. 1. This is not about money. It’s about power. I see that Michael Geist is arguing that … Continue reading →

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Not much of a consultation, not much of a plan: Our submission regarding the federal government’s proposed approach to addressing harmful content online

Posted on September 24, 2021 by bhaggart

Natasha Tusikov (Assistant Professor of Criminology, York University) and I have submitted the following to the federal government regarding their proposal to regulate harmful (or, more accurately, illegal) content online. The tl;dr: We’re very much in favour of democratic government … Continue reading →

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