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Canada’s federal government is shelving online hate speech protections. Here’s why that’s a problem
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Canada's federal government has decided against reinstating Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, which previously prohibited online hate speech until its repeal in 2014.
Canada’s federal government is shelving online hate speech protections. Here’s why that’s a problem
Canada’s federal government says it has no intention of re-establishing Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, the provision that, until 2014, addressed hate speech on internet platforms.
Section 13 prohibited online communications that were “likely to expose a person or persons to hatred or contempt” on the basis of characteristics protected under human rights law, including race, national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation and disability.
The government also said it will not
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