The Global Human Rights Implications of Canada's Online Harms Act

Canadians divided on whether online harms bill will make social ...

Polling firm Leger recently asked Canadians about the Liberal government's proposed Online Harms Act, which contains a suite of measures ...

Bill C-63: The Online Harms Act - Norton Rose Fulbright

The Online Harms Act, introduced formally as Bill C-63, will result in the most significant expansion of Canada's hate speech laws and create ...

Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development ...

At the same time, irresponsible use could exacerbate societal harms such as fraud, discrimination, bias, and disinformation; displace and ...

Canada unveils law to force tech firms to remove 'harmful' content ...

The Online Harms Act, introduced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government on Monday, would make tech companies responsible for ...

News / Federal government introduces online harms bill | CAUT

The federal government introduced Bill C-63, the Online Harms Act, in ... human rights complaints. Former Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin warns these ...

Legal aspects of hate speech in Canada

The words we choose to describe social harms have legal implications as well as symbolic and political power.[1] This report generally uses the ...

Is International Criminal Law Ready to Accommodate Online Harm?

It identifies three examples of online harm that have a foreseeable nexus to the perpetration of international crimes, including hate speech and ...

Social media researchers are under attack. The online harms bill ...

Online Harms Act: a step in the right direction to protect Canadians online · How a standards council could help curb harmful online content · The ...

Dave Snow: The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal will not be able ...

Just as its scope is set to rapidly expand under the Online Harms Act, its incoming chief commissioner, expected to start work this week, is ...

What Governments Can Learn from Canada's Online Harms Act

The Government of Canada introduced Bill C-63, the Online Harms Act, on 26 February 2024. As the name implies, the Bill seeks to address certain harms that ...

Governing Online Harms | Research and innovation

Governing Online Harms. A Conversation on Bill C-63. Apr 10, 2024 — 5 ... acts amending Criminal Code and the Canadian Human Rights Act.

Use of AI in the administration of justice - ohchr

... human rights harms. In 2019, the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO), a Canadian law reform agency, published a paper that looked at the effects of AI and ...

Online Harms Bill Proposes New Obligations For Social Media ...

Bill C-63, which would enact the Online Harms Act (the “Act”),[1] is the Government of Canada's second attempt at legislation to address online ...

Finding a balance between online safety and freedom of expression

The implementation of the Online Harms Bill has caused many to raise concerns about its potential impact on freedom of expression and innovation ...

Online Harms: A comparative analysis | Thought Leadership | Insights

A consensus has emerged between governments, societies and many of the major platforms that more needs to be done to combat online harms. Many governments ...

Online Harms White Paper - April 2019 - CP 57 - GOV.UK

Young adults or children may be exposed to harmful content that relates, for example, to self-harm or suicide. These. Page 9. 6 Online Harms ...

Human rights - World Health Organization (WHO)

Some human rights obligations are of immediate effect, such as the guarantee of non-discrimination. Other components of the right to health, ...

Human Rights Code - BC Laws

... damages lies or may be commenced or maintained against the commissioner, or ... (f) examining the human rights implications of any policy, program or legislation ...

Government says online harms bill won't infringe on rights

An analysis of the Liberal government's contentious online harms legislation found no inconsistencies between the highly politicized bill ...

Poll: Canadians unsure online harms bill will make social media safer

Polling firm Leger recently asked Canadians about the Liberal government's proposed Online Harms Act, which contains a suite of measures ...