C36 Bill is the worst anti freedom legislation in Canada?

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IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE AT AN ALARMING RATE



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The Liberals' new proposed legislation would police online communication service providers such as Facebook and YouTube.



https://www.theepochtimes.com/liberals-online-harms-proposal-alarms-free-speech-advocates_3932338.html">Liberals' 'Online Harms' Proposal Alarms Free Speech Advocates



Legislation proposed by the federal government to combat "online harms" worries free speech advocates, who say it could limit discourse on social media platforms.



The framework proposes establishing a Digital Safety Commission of Canada that would include three bodies: a Digital Safety Commissioner, a Digital Recourse Council (DRC), and an advisory board.



Together, they would police what the proposal terms online communication service providers (OCSPs), such as Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, and Pornhub. The ostensible goal is to eliminate hate speech, terrorist content, content that incites violence, intimate images shared without consent of the participants, and child sexual exploitation.



OCSPs would be required to implement measures to proactively monitor for harmful content, including via automated systems. They would have to respond to complaints flagged by any user within 24 hours, including removing that content if deemed harmful.



In addition, OCSPs would have to meet reporting requirements, which have confidentiality restrictions in order to protect information such as that involving privacy, national security, or commercial interests. The restrictions would include allowing OCSPs to designate certain information as confidential, which would preclude them from notifying affected users.



Platforms that fail to comply could face fines of up to $10 million or 3 percent of their gross global revenue—whichever is higher—imposed by the Digital Safety Commissioner. Alternatively, the commissioner could refer offences to prosecutors, in which case the fines could be up to $25 million or 5 percent of the platform's gross global revenue, whichever is higher.



The commissioner could also apply to the Federal Court to require telecommunications service providers to block or filter access to all or part of a service in Canada that has repeatedly refused to remove child sexual exploitation or terrorist content or both. The commissioner would also collect and share information with other government departments and agencies.



The proposal's discussion guide calls for changes to the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service Act to give CSIS the ability to more quickly obtain the subscriber information of those involved in spreading "ideologically motivated violent extremist" content online.



The commissioner could even send inspectors into workplaces and homes to examine or acquire documents or other information of concern, including computer algorithms and software.





'A Problem for Freedom of Expression'

Cara Zwibel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association expressed concerns with the legislation.



"It's got some things in it that we, of course, were hoping it would not. It's got 24-hour takedown requirements. It allows for website blocking. So there's a lot in there that we're pretty concerned about and we think Canadians will be concerned about," Zwibel said in an interview.



"The big issue with the proposal is that there's a potential to interpret these things very broadly. And by creating these 24-hour takedown requirements, you're incentivizing social media companies to err on the side of removal, which is obviously a problem for freedom of expression."





"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."

― Ronald Reagan

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Canada is soooooo fucked.

I'm not giving up on Canada anytime soon.

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Canada is soooooo fucked.

I'm not giving up on Canada anytime soon.

I understand that and why.



The actual problem is that with this drama teacher in charge of muzzling us, Canada is giving up on us

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Just wait... I smell upheaval on the horizon...

[Anonymous]

Canada is soooooo fucked.

I'm not giving up on Canada anytime soon.

I understand that and why.



The actual problem is that with this drama teacher in charge of muzzling us, Canada is giving up on us

Bingo.