A man speaks into a microphone. Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani tabled a bill on Monday meant to help protect young people from online abuse and exploitation. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Sean Kilpatrick CANADACANADA eng Long-awaited online harms bill proposes new regulatory bodies, Criminal Code changes by admin 27 فبراير، 2024 written by admin 27 فبراير، 2024 137 RCI Legislation would establish a five-member digital safety commission to enforce new rules The Liberal government is proposing new regulatory bodies and changes to a number of laws in new legislation to tackle online abuse. The Online Harms Act, tabled Monday, proposes to police seven categories of harmful content online. Those categories include content used to bully a child and content that encourages a child to harm themselves. They also include hate speech, content that incites violence or terrorism, content that sexualizes children or victims of sexual violence, and sexual content that is posted without consent. The Liberals are set to unveil an online harms bill today. Here’s what you need to know (new window) Liberals don’t want to regulate speech with online harms bill, justice minister says (new window) The legislation would see the government establish a five-member digital safety commission to enforce the new rules. The commission would be empowered to order the removal of online content that sexualizes children or victims of sexual violence, and sexual content that is posted without consent. The government also is proposing to establish a digital safety ombudsperson who would offer support to victims and guidance to social media companies. The act also would amend the Criminal Code to increase sentences for spreading hate online. The Canadian Human Rights Act would be amended to allow complaints about online hate speech to be filed with the Canadian Human Rights Commission. The legislation would impose new responsibilities on online platforms. Companies would be expected to assess, minimize and report risks to users, and provide tools to allow users to flag harmful content. Platforms would be expected to remove certain content — content that sexualizes children or victims of sexual violence, and sexual content that is posted without consent — within 24 hours of a complaint being filed. Online platforms covered by the bill include social media sites, live-streaming platforms and user-uploaded adult content, says the bill. Darren Major (new window) · CBC News · 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail admin previous post Province needs more control of immigration following federal cap, MLA says next post Cri du cœur d’ambassadeurs quant à la couverture médicale du personnel à l’étranger You may also like مساعدات كندية إنسانية وتنموية للبنان بقيمة 65 مليون... 5 مايو، 2024 Nova Scotia legislature flags at half-mast to mark... 29 أبريل، 2024 Bidders express interest in buying all or part... 29 أبريل، 2024 What Trudeau’s podcast appearances say about the Liberals’... 29 أبريل، 2024 First, she aimed to transform Canada’s military culture.... 29 أبريل، 2024 [تقرير] الهجرة المغاربية في مقاطعة كيبيك 29 أبريل، 2024 أونتاريو: نائبة تتحدى أمراً بنزع كوفيتها وتتعهد بمواصلة... 27 أبريل، 2024 تمويل فدرالي وكيبيكي بقيمة 100 مليون دولار دعماً... 27 أبريل، 2024 First court appearance for boy and girl charged... 27 أبريل، 2024 Province officially reaches tentative deal with teachers 27 أبريل، 2024