Good Policy. Better Canada | Bonnes politiques. Meilleur Canada
Nov 8, 2018 • 7 tweets • 7 min read
Today we release 'Poisoning Democracy: How Canada Can Address Harmful Speech Online' by @cjtenove, @heiditworek and @mckelveyf offering 3 solutions to online hate, harassment and threats.
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The speed, scale & global reach of harmful speech online cannot be addressed by current regulatory approaches. And this speech, in its many forms, undermines the quality of democratic participation.
It excludes vulnerable people from politics and encourages social tension. 🤬