Canada has launched legislation reining in social media and reducing its citizens’ freedom to express themselves online.
And while supporters of the Online Harms Act (Bill C-63) believe tighter control of speech and images by government is necessary to make platforms such as X and Facebook “safer,” it’s unclear if that will be the case.
The Liberal online hate bill (C-63) empowers the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to hide the identity of accusers and can even compel gag orders on people who are the subject of online hate complaints.
This is a kangaroo court system. Full stop. Dangerous territory.… pic.twitter.com/6UfLdor6rH
— Cosmin Dzsurdzsa 🇷🇴 (@cosminDZS) February 26, 2024
This is totalitarian.
h/t CZ
