Thread by @doctorow

@Anton_P_Nym @theKeenUrbanist Mandate interoperability so that people can leave the platforms without leaving their communities, and set moderation policies that reflect their interests, not multinational corporate priorities.

@Anton_P_Nym @theKeenUrbanist Prevent tax evasion through profit shifting by imposing a global minimum tax, so that Canadian rivals don't start with a 35% penalty relative to giant tech companies.

@Anton_P_Nym @theKeenUrbanist Fully fund the Competition Bureau, to subject anticompetitive mergers to meaningful scrutiny, and unwind previous mergers.

@Anton_P_Nym @theKeenUrbanist Create a duty not to overblock that accompanies any duty not to underblock. Prohibit automated filtering. Mandate due process for blocking, and backstop it with civil remedies - all in the EU DSA/DMA.

@Anton_P_Nym @theKeenUrbanist Punish FB and other platforms for attacking accountability research that identifies paid disinformation, such as #AdObserver.

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@Anton_P_Nym @theKeenUrbanist Pass national privacy legislation that prohibits targeted advertising without meaningful consent that can be withdrawn at any time, so that paid disinformation becomes a de facto crime.

@Anton_P_Nym @theKeenUrbanist Ensure that such legislation carries a private right of action, so that people whose privacy is violated don't have to convince a government prosecutor to represent their interests.

@Anton_P_Nym @theKeenUrbanist Pass national anti-SLAPP legislation so our courts can't be used to silence critics of the rich and powerful.

@Anton_P_Nym @theKeenUrbanist I could do this all day. There are literally hundreds of steps that Canada could take that would materially improve its discourse, stop paid disinformation, and protect free expression. None of those things are in the Liberal proposal.

@Anton_P_Nym @theKeenUrbanist If someone has told you that opponents of "harmful content" rules are nihilists who don't care about discourse and have no concrete solutions, that person lied to you.