Minister Tight Lipped on Whether It’s Looking at New Regulator to Fight Online Harms

Published on December 1, 2023

Justice Minister Arif Virani is keeping tight-lipped about whether the federal government is considering a new regulator that would hold online platforms accountable for protecting users from harmful content. Asked about the prospect of a new agency, Mr. Virani says the government is looking at the consultations that have been done to date and how other countries have confronted the issue. Mr. Virani’s response comes after a group of experts, assembled by the government last year to advise on a prospective new law, penned an open letter urging the government to hurry up with the bill. Those experts and others say the legislation must create a regulator that has the power to investigate and audit platforms, order corrective actions and impose fines....

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