Justice Minister Virani Responds to Musk’s Criticism of Online Harms Act

Published on March 13, 2024

Canada’s justice minister is defending Ottawa’s Online Harms Act after Elon Musk criticized the bill online. “It looks like you agree that we all have a responsibility to protect free expression by stopping the worst kinds of hate speech,” Arif Virani said in a March 12 post on X. The post included text from the platform’s Help Center, with a section highlighted that said, “We recognize that if people experience abuse on X, it can jeopardize their ability to express themselves.” Mr. Virani also criticized an article that Mr. Musk shared about the proposed legislation. “The article you shared is misleading. I’d be happy to discuss our legislation and how X can work with us to help keep kids safe and stop hatred.”...

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