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‘She’s coming into a hot seat’: St-Onge takes on Heritage file with neither government nor big tech ‘prepared to stand down or blink’ (The Hill Times, September 7)

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen says it's time for accountability from tech giants (CBC, August 20)

‘She’s coming into a hot seat’: St-Onge takes on Heritage file with neither government nor big tech ‘prepared to stand down or blink' (The Hill Times, August 9)

Far and Widening: The Rise of Polarization in Canada (Newswire, August 2)

Why competition law has failed Canadian media (National Post, July 24)

Disentangling the Online News Act (Dale Smith, July 19)

Haugen has written a new book, How I Found the Strength to Tell the Truth and Why I Blew the Whistle on Facebook. She's also a new fellow at McGill's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy (CBC's Radio Noon Quebec with Shawn Apel, July 6)

Quebec and Montreal governments suspend ads on Facebook and Instagram (Montreal City News, July 6)

Google and Meta have made 6,773 grants to news publishers: What are they up to? (Press Gazette, July 6)

Trudeau government halts advertising on Facebook and Instagram in clash over online news law (Toronto Star, July 5)

Is pulling ads enough to put pressure on Meta (CTV News Montreal, July 5)

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen: “I wouldn’t wish Mark Zuckerberg’s life on anyone” (The New Statesman, July 1)

Former CRTC head proposes compromise between Liberals and Big Tech over news blocking (National Post, July 1)

38 jeunes Canadiens venant de plusieurs régions du pays ont élaboré des recommandations en faveur des droits numériques et la sécurité des jeunes. Ils ont participé à une assemblée qui s'est tenue au Musée canadien pour les droits de la personne à Winnipeg. (ICI CBC Radio Manitoba, June 30)

How will Google and Meta’s pledge to block Canadian news affect you? Here’s what to know (Toronto Star, June 30)

Google plans to block news links in response to Bill C-18 (The Message, June 29)

For better or worse, a new era is about to begin in Canadian journalism. Here’s what readers need to know (The Hub, June 24)

‘It may be necessary to keep the model alive’: Taylor Owen on why imperfect online news legislation is necessary right now (The Hub, June 20)

Democracy and decency: a policy push to tackle online harms (Impact McGill, June 16)

Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen Regrets Nothing (Vanity Fair, June 12)

A leading advocate for responsible tech joins McGill (McGill Alumni News, June)

Meta launches tests blocking news for some Canadians on Facebook, Instagram (National Post, June 1, 2023)

To fix social media, design for ‘autonomy and dignity,’ Facebook whistleblower says (The National Observer, May 31st, 2023)

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen on how to fight harmful effects of big tech and social media here in Canada (CBC, May 30, 2023)

Public interest in AI offers ‘unique moment’ for regulatory action (The Hill Times, May 26, 2023)

Car seats and baby formula are regulated. Is social media next? (Vancouver Island Free Daily May 23, 2023)

Don’t ban TikTok. Make it safer (The Globe and Mail, May 26, 2023)

Australia’s New Soft Power: Bargaining Codes Start to Spread Globally (Tech Policy Press, April 28, 2023)

Elon Musk treating journalistic independence like ‘a game,’ CBC says about Twitter (The Globe and Mail, April 21, 2023)

Use Competition Bureau to end Google’s digital ad dominance, news publishers tell federal government (National Post, March 31st, 2023)

Class-action lawsuit against Facebook claiming discrimination gets the green light (CBC, Jan. 4, 2023)

Elections Alberta recommends legislative changes to tackle misinformation, disinformation (CBC, Dec. 7, 2022)

Chaos at Twitter continues under Musk (CTV News, Nov. 16, 2022)

Twitter plays a ‘significant’ role in Canada’s democracy, and government must do more to regulate in face of Musk’s ‘roller-coaster,’ say observers (The Hill Times, Nov. 11, 2022)

La désinformation sur les réseaux sociaux: entrevue avec Mathieu Lavigne (98.5 FM, Oct. 28, 2022)

Près du tiers des partisans du PCQ doutent des derniers résultats électoraux (Le Devoir, Oct. 27, 2022)

Ottawa slams Google-backed survey criticizing Canada’s online news bill as an attempt to ‘avoid accountability’ (The Toronto Star, Oct. 14, 2022)

Québec 2022: la désinformation a pris une ampleur «inquiétante» (Le Journal de Quebec, Oct. 9, 2022)

Une élection tranquille au chapitre de la désinformation (Les Décrypteurs, Radio-Canada, Oct. 9, 2022)

Researchers explore misinformation during Quebec election campaign (Global News, Oct. 8, 2022)

Booed in Beauceville: False Facebook post highlights Quebec election online misinformation (CBC News, Oct. 3, 2022)

Out of control': Quebec politicians facing repeated intimidation on campaign trail (CityNews, Sept 14, 2022)

Tech lobby groups multiply as governments look to innovation for growth (The Logic, Sept. 14, 2022)

How should Canada tackle harmful online content? Look beyond our borders, experts say (The Record, Aug. 8, 2022)

O'Toole claims Chinese interference in 2021 election flipped Tory ridings — but experts urge caution (The House, Jul. 14, 2022)

How to tackle growing belief in conspiracy theories (The Current, Jun. 18, 2022)

How to Actually Regulate Social Media? (The Agenda, Jun. 15, 2022)

How memes about the Depp-Heard trial can have real-life consequences (CBC, Jun. 15, 2022)

‘Duty to act responsibly’ for platforms the best way to tackle online hate, says McLachlin (The Hill Times, May 24, 2022)

Poilievre’s YouTube channel a way to talk directly to voters, but the platform may build ‘deeper popularity in a smaller group’ (The Hill Times, May 19, 2022)

La mésinformation en temps d’élection (Radio Canada, May 4, 2022)

Ask Me Anything: Taylor Owen on Elon Musk & Twitter (Cross Country Checkup, CBC Radio, May 1, 2022)

Elon Musk wants to make Twitter a bastion of free speech, but its users and business model may not be ready (The Globe and Mail, Apr 29, 2022)

Des tracts antivaccins font leur apparition sur des poteaux à Montréal (Le Journal de Montréal, Apr. 29, 2022)

Canadian crypto coalition launches Web3 council in bid to fix digital currency’s image problem (The Globe and Mail, Apr. 14, 2022)

‘Screen Time’: New TVO podcast guides us on technological revolution and children (The Toronto Star, Mar. 29, 2022)

A New Era of Conspiracy Theories in Canada? (The Agenda, Mar. 21, 2022)

Investing in Research to Inform a New Paradigm (Economic Security Project, via Medium, Mar. 9, 2022)

Investigating Canadian YouTube rival Rumble and its growing popularity among the world's far right (CTV news, Feb. 23, 2022)

Canadian trucker convoy disrupts life in Ottawa (Grid News, Feb. 19, 2022)

Neil Young’s dispute with Spotify over Joe Rogan increases pressure on streamer to monitor content (The Globe and Mail, Feb. 10, 2022)

Neil Young gives Spotify an ultimatum: my music or Joe Rogan (CBC News, Jan. 31, 2022)

The biggest tech trends of 2021 (Toronto Star, Jan. 26, 2022)