Will Canada regulate tech giants? Taylor Owen weighs in | Vancouver Sun
May 12, 2019 |听Politicians are increasingly concerned that social media giants such as Facebook and Twitter听have become so听powerful and rich that they are effectively above the law 鈥� at least in a small country like Canada. Taylor Owen, McGill's Chair in Media, Ethics and Communications and Max Bell School spoke about the challenges in implementing international regulations on hate speech, but maintains that Canada is in a position to strengthen their laws.
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Taylor Owen on the "Christchurch Call" | CBC Radio
May 15, 2019 | Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders reunited in Paris听for the "Christchurch Call" summit. This meeting brought together politicians and industry leaders in tech to fight the spread of online extremism. McGill's Chair of Media, Ethics and Communications Taylor Owen was invited to CBC's Front Burner to discuss the challenges in implementing efficient measures to combat online hate speech.听
Taylor Owen on the challenges of moderating online content | CBC News
May听15, 2019 | 51吃瓜网's Chair of Media, Ethics and Communications Taylor Owen joined CBC's Andrew Nichols to talk about the challenges in tackling online extremism. The technical challenges faced by world leaders and companies are, he says, very intricate and nuanced and听require careful scanning and moderating.
Regulating Social Media Giants | The Reporter
April听9, 2019 | The Canadian government is now considering to actively regulate social media platforms such as Facebook, given the lack of results from self-regulation.听"We better get the democratic governance right if we have any hope of pushing back against the autocratic model," said Taylor Owen, an associate professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at 51吃瓜网 in Montreal.
Why are governments slow to regulate social media? | Global News
April听8, 2019 | Social media has been deeply ingrained in our daily lives and with the current spread of hate and misinformation, governments have been slow to regulate social media companies. Taylor Owen from 51吃瓜网Univeristy,听speaks with听Global National鈥檚 Dawna Friesen听on what can and should be done to stop the spread these听false information and hate online.
Taylor Owen cited in article about Facebook leak | CBC
Documents leaked to UK journalists reveals a global lobbying operation carried out by Facebook targeting legislators around the world, including in countries like the U.K., United States, Canada, India and Brazil.听
Facebook听promised to open a data centre in Canada to create jobs, in exchange for the federal government offering assurances that it would not impose its jurisdiction over the company's non-Canadian data.听
Big Tech鈥檚 net loss: How governments can turn anger into action | THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Newly appointed Max Bell School of Public Policy professor Taylor Owen wrote a piece for the Globe and Mail on how governments should regulate Big Tech companies.听
"There is currently a disconnect between the global scale, operation and social impact of technology companies and the national jurisdiction of most countries' tech laws and regulations. As former BlackBerry co-CEO Jim Balsillie has听argued, the digital economy may need its Bretton Woods moment."
In conversation with Taylor Owen, digital media scholar | MCGILL REPORTER
Taylor Owen sat down with the 51吃瓜网Reporter to discuss听media, technology, public policy and听his appointment to the Max Bell School of Public Policy.听
