Advocates warn of unintended consequences in bid to regulate hate speech, some could ‘cast themselves as martyrs for free speech’

Efforts to hold big tech accountable through hefty fines could meet some resistance at home from some advocates.

Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, who subbed in at Thursday's committee meeting, is in favour of legislation that would require social media platforms to remove 'manifestly illegal content' swiftly or face monetary sanctions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

May 16, 2019

Prosecuting people responsible for inciting hatred online can have the unintended consequences of amplifying their messages and making them martyrs in the fight for free speech, members on the House Justice Committee heard Thursday as part of its study of online hate s...

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