What the tick tock of online regulation says about our digital discourse | CBC Radio
March 17, 2024 | In this episode of The Sunday Magazine,聽Taylor Owen joins a discussion on digital discourse and the future of online safety regulation.聽The US House of Representatives voted to pass a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban against TikTok.
AI and Canada's proposed Online Harms Act | GZERO
March 5, 2024 | In this episode of GZERO AI, Professor聽Taylor Owen聽takes a look at the Canadian government鈥檚 Online Harms Act, which seeks to hold social media companies responsible for harmful content.
How we can move 鲍鱼直播, now that the divisive Bill C-18 is law | The Globe and Mail
July 23, 2023 | In this opinion piece by Taylor Owen and聽Supriya Dwivedi, they reflect on the passage of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, where the government is hoping that Google and Meta would expand the deals they currently have with some Canadian publishers to a wider range of outlets.
Curbing Online Harms | CBC Radio
June 20, 2022 | With the聽Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression's new report hot off the press, Commission co-chair and Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen sat down for an interview with CBC Radio to discuss the recommendations on curbing online harm that he and his colleagues have proposed.
Stronger government regulation of social media companies could improve free speech, says expert | CBC Radio
In an interview with CBC Radio, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen鈥攚ho leads the School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy鈥攐pined on the role regulation can play in safeguarding free speech and online safety.
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Whose speech will Elon Musk鈥檚 Twitter be protecting, exactly? | Globe and Mail
April 27, 2022 |聽Taylor Owen聽and聽Supriya Dwivedi of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy write that Elon Musk's recent purchase of Twitter might strengthen the democratic governance that social media companies have fought against.
New podcast brings leading research on kids and tech to the mainstream
It鈥檚 one of the most pressing questions for researchers and families today: How are children affected by digital technology? Parents, caregivers, experts and policymakers are struggling to understand what鈥檚 best for kids online in an effort to keep up with the rapid pace and scale of technology. Screen Time is a new podcast where we search for answers to the biggest questions out there on kids and technology.
How to protect children from Big Tech's harms | The National Post
November 7, 2021聽| Co-written by Max Bell School Professor Taylor Owen with Sonja Solomun, their article in the National Post looks at how the recently leaked Facebook Papers have spurred public concern and further debate on how policy should endeavor make these platforms more聽transparent and accountable.
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Taylor Owen on What the Latest Facebook Revelations Mean for Canada鈥檚 Online Harms Legislative Plans | The Law Bytes Podcast
October 18, 2021 | Facebook whistleblower聽Frances Haugen's damning revelations about the harms caused by Facebook and its suite of other social media platforms have spurred American policymakers to action. Listen to Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen's thoughts on the implications of the latest Facebook revelations on Canada's policy efforts to fight online harms.
We have the regulatory tools we need to fix Facebook | Globe and Mail
聽October 14, 2021 | In this opinion piece, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen,聽former Supreme Court chief justice聽Beverley McLachlin, and聽chair of the Canadian Citizens' Assembly on Democratic Expression, Peter MacLeod argue that聽the latest Facebook controversy surrounding the testimony by Facebook whistle-blower Frances Haugen has the potential to聽change the debate a
How to fix Facebook | Globe and Mail
October 6, 2021 | In this episode of the Globe and Mail'sThe Decibel聽podcast, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen speaks about harmful effects of Facebook's addictive nature and what we can do about it.
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In the digital age, who has a right to be anonymous and whose information has a right to be secure? | The Globe and Mail
August 13, 2021 |聽 "Anonymity is seen by many as an inherent right in the digital age. But is this right absolute?". In this op-ed in the Globe and Mail, Max Bell School Professor Taylor Owen takes a critical look at the shift聽in the discourse surrounding online privacy. To learn more about the digital tools聽currently being used to circumvent anonymity and the far-reaching socio-political influences of encryption technology, read on.
Canada shouldn鈥檛 turn away from the difficult task of regulating online speech | The Globe and Mail
June 25, 2021 | How can policy strike the right balance between the protection of free speech and mitigating the impact of online hate? Professor Taylor Owen provides insight into this nuanced issue, proposing ways to hold online platforms accountable for harmful content in a manner which prioritizes democratic freedoms. Also, take a look at Professor Owen's Twitter thread to learn more.
Saving Journalism from Big Tech | Project Syndicate
March 5, 2021 |聽Google and Facebook聽have dominated聽digital advertising in search and social networking, creating a business model that is not based on the distribution of reliable information.
To govern Big Tech, listen to those most harmed by it | National Post
March 19, 2021 | Taylor Owen's latest piece for the National Post delves into聽algorithmic bias and the disproportionate harms Big Tech inflicts on people of colour. One piece of the solution? "Amplify聽the diverse voices of those with most knowledge of technology鈥檚 injustices."
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