Commentary
Ever go on the internet and have your feelings hurt? Ever run into the cold, hard facts of life online and want to curl up in the fetal position, suck your thumb, and whimper?
Well then, Canada might just be the country for you because Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is getting ready to introduce legislation (and probably a whole new regulator) to protect you from the brutalities of social media interaction through his “online harms” bill.
Don’t get me wrong. There are a lot of things about the internet that need to be regulated. Those include privacy protection, data collection, swarming, data storage and trafficking, algorithm manipulation, tracking, abuse of market power, and other such matters. Some of those will hopefully be discussed at events such as the “How to Regulate the Internet” forum being held next week at the University of British Columbia….
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