Iris Gorfinkel: If toys caused this much harm, we’d ban them. Why does social media get a free pass? Parliament should pass Bill C-63 to make clear that profiting from children’s harms is no longer an acceptable business model in Canada. We’ve had enough.

"Canada’s 2024 Online Harms Act would have forced large social media platforms to take responsibility for their content, but it failed to become law after Parliament was prorogued. What a loss."

Cc: @mark-carney.bsky.social

#BillC63 #cdnpoli

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The government made my generation a promise when I was eight years old. Four years have gone by and it’s still not fulfilled We need a law that prioritizes the protection of children over profit. We need clear rules that hold companies accountable when they fail to protect us.

"Table the Online Safety Act. Pass it. Improve it over time. But stop delaying.

Kids have been left to their own devices long enough.

We are counting on you."

#BillC63 #cdnpoli

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Message Your Member Of Parliament, Your Senator, and The Prime Minister’s Office - Reintroduction Bill C-63 “Online Harms Act” Canada is preparing to reintroduce Bill C-63, the Online Harms Act, in early 2026. As pressure grows to follow Australia’s age-gating model, this article explains why age limits alone miss the real is...

🇨🇦 Message Your Member Of Parliament, Your Senator, and The Prime Minister’s Office - Reintroduction Bill C-63 “Online Harms Act” thewhitehatter.ca/post/message... #Canada #onlinesafetylegislation #BillC63 #parents #onlineparenting

The End of Free Speech in Canada? Bill C-63 Explained 🧠 Tech Takedown

#Canada is building a digital firewall. 🇨🇦🧱 We expose #BillC63: the "Online Harms Act" that threatens life in prison for hate speech & fines platforms 6% of revenue. Is this child safety or the end of free speech online? #TechTakedown.

🎧 LISTEN NOW 👇
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WARNING! How Bill C-63 Could Silence Canadians Forever youtu.be/7Jz-Fr0ev7E?... #BillC63 #OnlineHarmsAct #OnlineHarmsBill #Censorship #MArkCarney #Liberals @Canada #Canada

How Can We Keep Kids Safe Online in the Age of AI? Taylor Owen, the director of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, explains the new approach Canada needs to take to protect kids online in the AI era. He addresses the shortcomings and strengths of Bill C-63, the Online Harms Act; and outlines a clear path forward that goes beyond social media regulation to making digital spaces safer for the next generation. 00:00 - Harms of social media 00:20 - Taylor's experience in developing policies that address online harms 00:41 - The consensus on Canada's Online Harms Act 01:22 - An explanation of the Online Harms Act (Bill C-63) 01:35 - The problem with the Online Harms Act (Bill C-63) 02:24 - What happened to Bill C-63 when Parliament was prorogued? 02:34 - Megan Garcia and her son Sewell's story 04:16 - What is Character.AI? 04:47 - An explanation of Megan Garcia's landmark case 05:50 - Why a new online harms legislation approach is needed, and what it could look like 07:06 - What would this mean for apps like Character.AI? 07:40 - Key takeaways Subscribe to our newsletter for online harms legislation news and updates: https://bit.ly/MTD-newsletter Follow the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy on social media: X: https://x.com/MediaTechDem LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mediatechdem/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/mediatechdemocracy/ Bluesky: https://bit.ly/MTD-bluesky Listen to Machines Like Us, a technology podcast about people: https://bit.ly/MLU-podcast

Canada's #OnlineHarmsAct tried to do that. But it died on the order paper. So now we need to rethink the best path forward. @taylorowen.bsky.social, our Centre’s director, explains what we can learn from #BillC63 & the kind of policy that's needed to better safeguard our kids: bit.ly/AI-harms (2/2)

#CanadaSky #CdnPoli #JoeRogan #BillC63 #FreeSpeech
#Canada #FreedomOfExpression

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Four cyber bills dead on the order paper as Parliament prorogued - The Wire Report Three government bills and one private member’s bill dealing with cyber matters were among those that died when Parliament was prorogued.

Three government bills and one private member’s bill dealing with cyber matters were among those that died when Parliament was prorogued:
#cdnpoli #AI #privacy #BillC63 #BillC27 #BillC26 #BillC412

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L’urgence d’adopter la loi sur les méfaits en ligne Le projet de loi C-63 reflète les consensus qui ont émergé lors de plusieurs consultations auprès des Canadiens.

After years of consultation #BillC63, now to be split, is ready for Committee study. This is critical legislation to advocate for the vulnerable and hold platforms accountable. My latest with
@pierretrudel
shorturl.at/ZNSS9. Merci pour la collaboration et l'opportunité d'écrire en français.

Justice Minister urges opposition to pass online harms protection for children Justice Minister Arif Virani is appealing to the “better principles nature” of his opposition colleagues to pass the section of the recently split Online Harms bill that protects children.

www.cpac.ca/articles/jus... Justice Minister urges opposition to pass online harms protection for children. #BillC63 #cdnpoli

As online harms bill splits in two, advocates continue seeking amendments  - The Wire Report Canada’s proposed online harms legislation now faces being split in two, a move to push the legislation through a stalled House of Commons.

Canada’s proposed online harms legislation now faces being split in two, a move made primarily to push the legislation through a stalled House of Commons.

The justice committee's pre-study on #BillC63 continues this afternoon:
#JUST #CdnPoli

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JUST - Pre-Study on Bill C-63

We are pleased to appear today at Parliament's Justice committee to discuss Online Harms #BillC63.

We CAN mitigate the worst Internet content while protecting our fundamental rights.

Tune in at 4:30 PM EST/1:30 PST and we'll be talking about it!

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Our statement on the decision to split the Online Harms Act.

For more information 👇

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#BillC63 #cndpoli

Online harms bill to be split in two after being stuck in Commons, held up by filibustering Justice Minister Arif Virani plans to separate parts two and three of Bill C-63, splitting measures to protect children from online abuse from new offences that critics say are heavy-handed

The Online Harms Bill #BillC63 will be split in two. This is an important step to help move part one of this bill forward. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Now Online Harms Bill C-63 can be a win for Canada Splitting C-63 positions bill for successful adoption

RELEASE: Splitting the speech-chilling portions of #BillC63 off is a HUGE win for our rights and reducing harms.

With reasonable committee work to fix remaining problems in part one, #BillC63 can now be a big win for Canadians.
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If you think the draft mis/ disinformation laws in #Australia from #Albanese are the worst thing imaginable for "free speech", it's a LOT WORSE again in #Canada.

The #Trudeau "regime's" #BillC63 reeks of a full blown totalitarian Chinese communist like attack on Canadians.

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I was invited to give a presentation to an international group of privacy lawyers on what's going on in Canada. Here is my high level overview.
youtu.be/Byc45p_ZRVk
#BillC26 #BillC27 #BillC63

Joint letter urges Justice Minister to split Bill C-63 - International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group On May 7, 2024, OpenMedia and more than 20 civil society groups – including the ICLMG – and legal experts delivered an open letter to Minister of Justice Arif Virani, urging the government to separate...

Joint letter urges Justice Minister to split Bill C-63 #freespeech #onlineharms #Canada #cdnpoli #BillC63 iclmg.ca/split-c-63-l...

#BillC63 has kicked off a lot of discussion and debate about hate speech. To help provide some background on hate offences and freedom of expression under the Charter, I've posted a bit of an overview on my YouTube channel: youtu.be/VcBsiK6hq4I

The #OnlineHarmsAct #BillC63 was tabled a month ago today and still no Charter statement published by @viraniarif @JusticeCanadaEN www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/...

Charter Statements - Canada's System of Justice Department of Justice Canada's Internet site

Impatiently hitting F5 and waiting for the Charter statement for the #OnlineHarmsAct #BillC63. www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/...

I've shared my initial thoughts on the #OnlineHarmsAct aka #BillC63 on my YouTube channel. Though not as bad as expected, it needs changes to be Charter compliant. The inclusion of Criminal Code and Human Rights Act amendments was a bad idea.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2D4...

I have some thoughts on the new #OnlineHarmsAct #BillC63. The powers of the proposed Commissioner are overreaching and some of the definitions of harmful content are too broad to withstand a Charter challenge. New on my YouTube channel: youtu.be/K2D4WivpPMY

I have a lot of respect for the the White Hatter Team, who spend a lot of time advocating for victims of online harms. They did a great video with their perspective on #BillC63 related to #OnlineHarms. Check it out. youtu.be/tmMo6dtpx7g

Privacy lawyer speaks about online harm bill Todd Battis speaks with privacy lawyer David Fraser about Canada's Bill C-63, which aims to protect Canadians against online harm.

I had a good conversation yesterday with Todd Battis of CTV News about #BillC63, the #OnlineHarms bill.
atlantic.ctvnews.ca/video/c28750...

I spoke earlier today with Matt Galloway on CBC Mainstreet about the #OnlineHarms #BillC63 "Praise and concern for proposed online safety bill" www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Has anyone see a Charter statement for the #OnlineHarms #BillC63. If it's not out yet, any sense of when to expect it?