In an interview with CTV News Channel's Power Play host Vassy Kapelos on Tuesday, Haugen said the new bill is a meaningful step toward holding tech companies accountable for neglecting user well-being, especially among children and teens."We know the platforms know this is a problem but different platforms are taking different levels of effort to try to deal with this," Haugen told Kapelos.
The bill would also require platforms to be more transparent about measures they're taking to protect users from harmful content and to share data with researchers. In order to enforce new rules for social media companies, the bill would lead to the creation of a new "digital safety commission" comprised of five members appointed by cabinet.This commission would have the power to order the removal within 24 hours of certain types of non-consensual and exploitative content.
Now that the European Union has launched its Digital Services Act, the U.K. has passed its online safety act and Canada has tabled its own bill, Haugen said companies are beginning to realize they can't ignore the problem any longer. 'Every minute that passed the prices of flights were going up': Lynx Air travellers left scrambling to return home
From paying for exorbitant last-minute tickets to sleeping overnight at airports and having flights cancelled after boarding the plane, Lynx Air travellers are sharing how they were left 'stranded' abroad as the airline wound down operations.Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the City of Toronto ahead of a “sharp” drop in temperature Wednesday afternoon.
It was a full house at city hall Tuesday as members of the public took part in their final opportunity to weigh in on the city budget.A warm start to the day in Windsor-Essex but winter makes a quick return as the temperature steadily declines into the early afternoon.Time is running out for a Windsor mother to find a new home for her son — but long waitlists and high costs associated with social supports for people with intellectual disabilities have left her exhausted and anxious 24/7.
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