online hate

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante is facing pushback for a decision to restrict access to her social media accounts, which her office says was an attempt to curb online hate.

Online disinformation and extremist networking are igniting a fire, and right-wing politicians in Canada are all too keen to fan the flames.

Federal legislation designed to protect us from harms such as bullying, harassment and even ransom demands instead illustrates how proposed cures can be worse than the disease.

The federal government must confront and deal with threats to our democracy: anger, aggression and hate spurred by increasing social polarization, writes Brent Jolly, president of the Canadian Association of Journalists.

A Calgary-based sailor has been kicked out of the Canadian Armed Forces for admitted involvement with online hate groups.

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

Combating online hate is one of the main efforts getting a financial boost from Ottawa's anti-racism strategy, with more than a dozen projects receiving federal funding on Thursday.

A data analysis out of the University of Toronto shows that replies to McKenna’s tweets have intensified since the day federal carbon pricing took effect.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer should eject colleague Michael Cooper from the Tory caucus over things the MP said about online hate in a parliamentary hearing last week, says a Liberal MP.

“We are working with like-minded nations and clearly this will put pressure on other countries – like the US – to acknowledge that this is a real issue and that we need to address it in a meaningful way.” - Navdeep Bains after Canada signed the Christchurch Call to reduce the use of the internet to incite terrorism, violence and hatred.