Canadian government must legislate to promote online safety, says Facebook whistleblower

The Liberals had promised to introduce an online harms bill by the end of 2021. Without any such law on the books, ‘you'll get whatever Facebook thinks they can get away with,’ says Frances Haugen.

Justice Minister Arif Virani is the government's new lead on online harms after responsibility for the bill was transferred from Heritage to Justice following this July's cabinet shuffle.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

November 27, 2023

With the federal government nearly two years behind on its commitment to introduce online harms legislation, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen says that when it comes to increasing online safety, “the only way that happens is that you actually bring a bill to the table...

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