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As Russia’s war in Ukraine plays out for the world on social media, big tech platforms are facing increased calls to bar Russian state media from using their platforms to spread propaganda and misinformation.

Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is pressing ahead with plans for a law to make digital giants pay Canadian outlets for using their content, not just to shore up the media but to counteract fake news.

Rodriguez is consulting opposition parties about bringing in a bill modelled on a law in Australia making tech giants pay for news content on their platforms. 

Three provincial privacy watchdogs have ordered facial recognition company Clearview AI to stop collecting, using and disclosing images of people without consent.

Google will ban digital ads promoting false climate change claims from appearing next to other content, hoping to limit revenue for climate change deniers and stop the spread of misinformation on its platforms.

How will the four main federal parties ensure tax fairness? Compare and contrast their platforms.

Motivated by concerns about future rare earth metal supply shortages and the environmental toll of rare earth mining, tech companies are exploring whether they can mine the drives instead.

It’s as if everyone is waiting for someone else to make the first move — and draw the ire of the anti-vax movement so they don’t have to, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Martin Hellman and Vinton Cerf may disagree on how to view the issue, but both conclude that the risk of a nuclear war is unacceptably high and risk reduction measures are urgently needed.

Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault's promise to introduce legislation that would force tech giants like Facebook to pay Canadian media companies for their content is taking far too long, experts say.

Neither Australia nor Canada should bend over backwards for Google or Facebook, writes Dwayne Winseck, a professor at Carleton University's School of Journalism and Communication.

There is a growing concern among journalists about whether the historical standard of “fair and balanced” can continue to prevail over simple “right and wrong,” writes CAJ president Brent Jolly.

Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault is promising legislation this year to ensure tech giants like Google and Facebook pay for the news content they disseminate on their platforms.

The department of Public Safety did not respond to Canada’s National Observer's request for comment on whether the government demanded users’ data from the company. However, cybersecurity experts see a flaw in Canada's privacy laws that goes beyond Amazon.

“Any regulation needs to reflect the inherent complexity of the issue and the scale at which online platforms operate,” argues Google Canada.