I occasionally provide blog posts for the Centre for Free Expression at Ryerson University in Toronto:
Calling Out Fake News Without Suppressing Expression. Can it be done?
In January, perhaps reacting to some of the more interesting “alternative facts” stories emerging from the United States, Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly tweeted the following:
What role can government play to support credible sources and counter the fake news phenomenon?(link is external) #DigiCanCon(link is external) #cdnpoli(link is external)
The question flowed from an article in La Presse(link is external) in which the Minister announced her intention to discuss the fake news phenomenon with Facebook, Google and other online platforms (where it is suggested fake news proliferates).
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