/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/1715/all en /maxbellschool/channels/news/taylor-owen-globe-and-mail-who-will-answer-christchurch-call-nobody-if-tech-platforms-continue-297411 <p>May 23, 2019 | Taylor Owen, Beaverbrook Chair in Media, Ethics and Communication at the Max Bell School of Public Policy, writes that the Christchurch Call might be a missed opportunity for governments to move toward global digital governance. He says " [the Christchurch Call] has no enforceable mandates, it focuses overwhelmingly on technical fixes to what are also political, social and economic problems and its framing around terrorism and hate speech is far too narrow, treating the symptom of the problem while ignoring the underlying disease."</p> Fri, 24 May 2019 14:34:49 +0000 lilia.brahimi@mail.mcgill.ca 1448 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/canadas-new-digital-charter-welland-tribune-297321 <p>May 12, 2019 | Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced the new Digital Charter, an attempt for the government to step in and regulate tech giants. This framework aims at setting expectations  on issues such as data ownership, privacy protections and the online dissemination of hate. Digital expert and ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's Chair of Media, Ethics and Communications Taylor Owen shares his views on this new framework. </p> <p><a href="https://www.wellandtribune.ca/news-story/9357631-trudeau-takes-aim-at-big-tech-announces-digital-charter-/">Read the full article</a></p> Fri, 17 May 2019 17:33:16 +0000 lilia.brahimi@mail.mcgill.ca 1432 at /maxbellschool