March 25, 2022 | Screen Time podcast聽is an eight-episode podcast miniseries that explores the rapidly evolving relationship between kids and technology. Co-hosted by Max Bell School professor聽Taylor Owen, who also directs the School's ,聽Catch up on the first three episodes:
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Published on: 25 Mar 2022
It鈥檚 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鈥檚 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.
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Published on: 10 Mar 2022
February 11, 2022 | As part of the聽Schwartz Reisman Institute's聽Seminar Series, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen delivered a presentation on the regulatory frameworks governments are putting in place to mitigate the potential negative impacts of digital ecosystems, including Big Tech social media platforms.
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Published on: 18 Feb 2022
January 31, 2022 | With Spotify navigating the fallout from Neil Young鈥檚 dispute with the company over podcaster Joe Rogan, the audio-streaming giant is under increasing pressure to join other major digital platforms forced to police the content they provide.
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Published on: 1 Feb 2022
October 18, 2021 | Facebook whistleblower聽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 on: 21 Oct 2021
October 9, 2021 | It seems like reining in the power of Big Tech is one of the few bipartisan issues these days. In the coming weeks, American lawmakers representing聽both major parties will be聽tabling a series of antitrust聽bills aimed at squarely at the tech world's biggest players. Should Canada follow suit? Taylor Owen weighs in on the regulation of Big Tech in this episode of The House.
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Published on: 21 Oct 2021
聽October 14, 2021 | In this opinion piece, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen,聽former Supreme Court chief justice聽Beverley McLachlin, and聽chair of the Canadian Citizens' Assembly on Democratic Expression, Peter MacLeod argue that聽the latest Facebook controversy surrounding the testimony by Facebook whistle-blower Frances Haugen has the potential to聽change the debate about regulating social media.聽They also聽explain聽why the
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Published on: 15 Oct 2021
May 14,聽2021 | Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen recently chaired a virtual panel with competition ministers from five different countries. Among the topics discussed: the hotly debated new聽Australian News Media and Digital Platform Bargaining Code.
聽in the Columbia Journalism Review to learn more about the discussions.
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Published on: 26 Apr 2021
April 6, 2021|聽The mis- and dis-information that fills many corners of the American media ecosystem is having an affect on Canadians'聽perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research from Professor Taylor Owen and other McGill聽academics. The McGill Newsroom has the full story.
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Published on: 26 Apr 2021
April 28,聽2021 | This article in the Columbia Journalism Review explores聽a recent seminar鈥攃o-hosted by the Max Bell School's Taylor Owen鈥攖hat brought together competition ministers from across the globe to discuss the ramifications of the聽News Media Bargaining Code and the changing dynamics between platforms and publishers.
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Published on: 26 Apr 2021
This new research from聽Sonja Solomun, Maryna Polataiko, and Helen A. Hayes of the 聽delves into key considerations for the regulation of internet platforms in Canada.
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Published on: 18 Mar 2021
March 19, 2021 | Taylor Owen's latest piece for the National Post delves into聽algorithmic bias and the disproportionate harms Big Tech inflicts on people of colour. One piece of the solution? "Amplify聽the diverse voices of those with most knowledge of technology鈥檚 injustices."
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Published on: 9 Mar 2021
