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Social media acted as the 'central nervous system' of the 'Freedom Convoy' protest in Ottawa last winter, the Public Order Emergency Commission heard Tuesday.

The expert testimony will inform Commissioner Paul Rouleau's recommendations about how to modernize the Emergencies Act and identify other areas for further study. It will also help him and his team study the impact of the purposeful or inadvertent spread of false information during the protest, which was explicitly written into the commission's mandate.

The experts defined disinformation as the intentional spread of false information, while misinformation was described as people spreading false information that they themselves believe to be true. People who subscribe to extremist views increasingly turn to "fringe media" instead of taking in news from traditional sources, said David Morin, a national security expert with Sherbrooke University, who spoke to the panel in French.

Those jobs account for 1.8 per cent of all jobs in Canada, according to a report prepared by economist Francois Delorme and economics student Florence Ouellet. If the federal government hopes to protect critical infrastructure with legislation, it should be very transparent about defining what that is, and what is and isn't permissible nearby, said Phil Boyle, a legal studies professor at the University of Ottawa. Otherwise, he said, the legislation could be overbroad and used to stifle lawful dissent.

 

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Remember everyone: CBCFakeNews is the enemy of the people!

Why current government pay money to CBC every year?

Well it sure did expose the cbc lies for all to see

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Twitter Canada has stated that the Trudeau government’s proposed internet bill is similar to government controls in Iran, China, and North Korea - is the EMA inquiry being shaped to justify dictatorial control of the internet in Canada? Once lost, democracy is hard to win back

I travelled to Ottawa to see for myself. CBC did not report the truth nor did they do any reasonable journalism. CBC must be defunded. NO media should receive ANY TAX PAYER funding. PERIOD.

CTV setting up the stage for Trudeau's censorship.

There is nothing wrong with the freedom convoy and the fact they are acting like they need to stop all future protests should concern all Canadians

Oh no....let's get bill C-11 as fast as possible. 😂😂😂

DefundCBC

The reason why we use social media is so extensively was because we knew all the lies that would be portrayed about the Convoy in the media by people like you CBC

only because you lied and told the liberal narrative we all seen it.

A woke Trudeau government feels threatened when law-abiding Canadians exercise their right of free speech. Authoritarian leaders have always despised free speech. ✔️

So the left supports a fascist dictator in Canada and no right to protest But they support chinas freedom convoy. Why are they so daft?

CBC also acted as the leader in misinformation and stoking the lies of the goverment DefundCBC FreedomConvoy TrudeauMustGo

Social media is the only reputable honest media left in this country and that’s why Trudeau wants to censor it.

We heard Trudeau lie under oath CBC silent

My sympathies go to those who lived during this nightmare. I can't imagine trying to sleep at night hearing the noise from those horns.

yes with lies

So the CBC is drumming up the narrative to support C11. CBC is anti-Canadian. CBC is anri-human rights. CBC is anti Charter. CBC is evil DefundCBC

CBC the misinformation that you published and retracted played a role too.

Welcome to planet earth

What a pretentious and verbose headline. People use the internet in 2022 to communicate and organize, this is not news.

Yup!

False stories by media to get propaganda against it

Sorry CBC, what was that? Its hard to hear you with your mouth on Trudeaus dick, and your hand in his pocket.

And your point? You spread lies…Putin sponsored it. Stated at 6pm ON CBC, GOFundMe 90% was sponsored by right wing Americans, PROVEN WORNG, all are right wing extremist….NOT! Shall I go on? You are a disgrace!

This is a foreshadow of them justifying complete social media censorship.

Joe Biden demanded PM Trudeau stop 'freedom convoy' protesting at US-Canada border, right before invoking E Act to end it. FM Freeland emailed staff on Feb10, US feared 'all northeast car plants will shut down' if convoy was not stopped within 12 hrs.

Wow. That’s quite a story.

Next will be the decentralized tools. It’s coming and governments aren’t a fan!

No. Decentralized humans and their own autonomous nervous systems were.

Social media is a tool that the Chinese people are using to get the truth out about their government. Canadians did the same thing.

These Liberal Fascists no longer have control of social Media They try to hide their Fascism under the guise of protecting you from misinformation and protecting the environment What it is: Governments colluding with corporations to push an ideology dissenters are silenced

What happened to occupation!!!! You guys love using that word

If only we were like China with state controlled internet. Hopefully soon......oh wait I forgot. We're pro Chinese anti-lockdown protesters. I'm confused this week.

Yeah and water is wet.

Yes. Communication is key when fighting an oppressive regime.

It is 2022.

lied incessantly about the convoy. Enemies of Canada and the Canadian people.

Couldn’t handle the truth being posted on social media with live feeds that didn’t fit the narrative. But Chinese protests are ok.

Social media is critical to democracy and freedom. shame on Canada for not listening to the voices of its people and copying the China model.

As always, a hostile, biased piece of CBC propaganda. “People who subscribe to extremist views increasingly turn to 'fringe media' instead of taking in news from traditional sources”. What, like CBC, you mean?

Anecdotal information forms the basis of our knowledge. When MSM ignores it or attempts to falsify it, people will search for the truth in other places

Fine them

Ok

If MSM was more ethical and honest people wouldn’t need alternative sources. People understand propaganda vs news

I visited the occupation 4 times during their stay. What I saw on social media (mostly Twitter and FB) was far more representative of what was actually happening than what I saw reported by CBC or CTV.

The live streams were great, I watched them all the time...You could clearly see the contrast between what was really happening, and how the mainstream media was framing the event

People use tools available to organize. News at 11.

That's how they can get away with lies and grifting people.

And the Tax payer funded CBC acted like the governments mouth piece and propaganda arm, so they had no choice but to rely on the internet. What? does everything have to be lie and spin?

Explain again how we're different than China if clamping down on the internet is the solution.

How convenient. Social media didn’t with a led pipe in the observatory. What is that bill that wants to control the internet? How convenient… this is the new world Gaslighting at its best.

Still 'othering' an enormous portion of people you share a country with I see. The blame is on the CBC and on up to the top. The public is going to turn on you for past sins. It could be next year or next week, but the CBC will trigger a conflict with the people.

Social media helped Canadians see just how fake our media and the official narrative is. That's why Trudeau wants to censor it. DefundCBC PseudeauNews EnemyOfThePeople

The Toronto sun, the bullshit continues.

Yes, very free speachy. I remember a guys who would walk the whole site making tons $$ for live streaming I think one is named Ottowalk. The honking could sound like a sinphony at some points.

Good, and they were right since there was no testing or evidence proving the snake oil did anything to prevent infection. The whole passport mandate was based on a lie.

How much is China paying you to try to disparage Canadians?

I heard about it on the radio

MSM acted as desperate hyenas hungry for any story they could dig or actually make up against the “Freedom Convoy” and report false accusations. Cut funding to CBC

The CBC isn't here to inform you. They are telling you what to think

Democracy is possible.

Canada

Using social media to organize protests is suddenly bad.

What is that bill the liberals are trying to pass?

They’re terrorists, FQ THEM ALL.

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