March 21, 2022 | , a new podcast co-hosted by Taylor Owen聽of the Max Bell School's , delves into the relationship between kids and the rapidly changing digital world. This eight-episode series will explore topics like cognitive development, the metaverse, online harms, and more.
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Published on: 23 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
Beaverbrook Chair in Media, Ethics and Communications and director of The Center for Media, Technology and Democracy Taylor Owen will join University of Toronto's Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society for their SRI Seminar Series, which features emerging scholars at the intersection of technology and society, on February 9. Registration is free and available .
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Published on: 5 Jan 2022
November 7, 2021聽| 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聽transparent and accountable.
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Published on: 16 Nov 2021
November 8, 2021 | Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen recently spoke at a聽virtual symposium hosted by the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.听鈥淲e鈥檝e had this experience where everybody needs to know similar things and trust similar institutions, and even behave in similar ways, (like) taking a vaccine. It鈥檚 difficult because antivax content and misinformation about the vaccine, and about the pandemic itself, has been incentivized to circulate far and wide.鈥�
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Published on: 9 Nov 2021
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told British lawmakers that the social media giant stokes online hate and extremism, fails to protect children from harmful content and lacks any incentive to fix the problems, providing strong momentum for efforts by European governments working on stricter regulation of tech giants. While her testimony echoed much of what she told the U.S. Senate earlier this month, her appearance drew intense interest from a British parliamentary committee that is much further along in drawing up legislation to crack down on social platforms.
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Published on: 27 Oct 2021
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.听They also聽explain聽why the
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Published on: 15 Oct 2021
October 6, 2021 | In this episode of the Globe and Mail'sThe Decibel聽podcast, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen speaks about harmful effects of Facebook's addictive nature and what we can do about it.
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Published on: 6 Oct 2021
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Published on: 18 Aug 2021
August 13, 2021 |聽 "Anonymity is seen by many as an inherent right in the digital age. But is this right absolute?". In this op-ed in the Globe and Mail, Max Bell School Professor Taylor Owen takes a critical look at the shift聽in the discourse surrounding online privacy. To learn more about the digital tools聽currently being used to circumvent anonymity and the far-reaching socio-political influences of encryption technology, read on.
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Published on: 16 Aug 2021
August 7, 2021 | In this聽new National Post article, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen argues that China's sweeping surveillance apparatus poses a threat to democracy the world over.
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Published on: 5 May 2021
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