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Machine Like Us Podcast Series | The Globe and Mail

webfull — Tue, 07 May 2024 14:53:04 +0000

May 7, 2024 | We are living in an age of breakthroughs propelled by advances in artificial intelligence. Technologies that were once the realm of science fiction are now transpiring into our reality. Machine Like Us is a technology show where every other Tuesday Taylor Owen sits down with the people shaping this rapidly approaching future.

Published: 7 May 2024

What the tick tock of online regulation says about our digital discourse | CBC Radio

webfull — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:08:29 +0000

March 17, 2024 | In this episode of The Sunday Magazine, Taylor Owen joins a discussion on digital discourse and the future of online safety regulation. The US House of Representatives voted to pass a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban against TikTok. Professor Owen speaks on Canada's standpoint with this decision, and how the federal government has launched a national security review of the video-sharing app.

Published: 19 March 2024

AI and Canada's proposed Online Harms Act | GZERO

webfull — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 20:27:19 +0000

March 5, 2024 | In this episode of GZERO AI, Professor Taylor Owen takes a look at the Canadian government’s Online Harms Act, which seeks to hold social media companies responsible for harmful content.

Published: 6 March 2024

How we can move forward, now that the divisive Bill C-18 is law | The Globe and Mail

webfull — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 19:49:40 +0000

July 23, 2023 | In this opinion piece by Taylor Owen and Supriya Dwivedi, they reflect on the passage of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, where the government is hoping that Google and Meta would expand the deals they currently have with some Canadian publishers to a wider range of outlets. On the other hand, tech companies are clearly using Canada as a trial to other jurisdictions in the process of enacting similar policies. The piece the highlights where to go from here.

Published: 2 August 2023

Curbing Online Harms | CBC Radio

webfull — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:14:11 +0000

June 20, 2022 | With the Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression's new report hot off the press, Commission co-chair and Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen sat down for an interview with CBC Radio to discuss the recommendations on curbing online harm that he and his colleagues have proposed.

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Published: 23 June 2022

Stronger government regulation of social media companies could improve free speech, says expert | CBC Radio

webfull — Mon, 02 May 2022 16:01:58 +0000

In an interview with CBC Radio, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen—who leads the School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy—opined on the role regulation can play in safeguarding free speech and online safety.

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Published: 2 May 2022

Whose speech will Elon Musk’s Twitter be protecting, exactly? | Globe and Mail

webfull — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:08:47 +0000

April 27, 2022 | Taylor Owen and Supriya Dwivedi of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy write that Elon Musk's recent purchase of Twitter might strengthen the democratic governance that social media companies have fought against.

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Published: 28 April 2022

New podcast brings leading research on kids and tech to the mainstream

webfull — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:05:52 +0000

It’s one of the most pressing questions for researchers and families today: How are children affected by digital technology? Parents, caregivers, experts and policymakers are struggling to understand what’s best for kids online in an effort to keep up with the rapid pace and scale of technology. Screen Time is a new podcast where we search for answers to the biggest questions out there on kids and technology.

Published: 10 March 2022

How to protect children from Big Tech's harms | The National Post

webfull — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 19:29:04 +0000

November 7, 2021 | Co-written by Max Bell School Professor Taylor Owen with Sonja Solomun, their article in the National Post looks at how the recently leaked Facebook Papers have spurred public concern and further debate on how policy should endeavor make these platforms more transparent and accountable.

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Published: 16 November 2021

Taylor Owen on What the Latest Facebook Revelations Mean for Canada’s Online Harms Legislative Plans | The Law Bytes Podcast

webfull — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 14:55:09 +0000

October 18, 2021 | Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen's damning revelations about the harms caused by Facebook and its suite of other social media platforms have spurred American policymakers to action. Listen to Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen's thoughts on the implications of the latest Facebook revelations on Canada's policy efforts to fight online harms.

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Published: 21 October 2021