@JCCFCanada: An Access to Information request filed by Blacklock’s Reporter (@mindingottawa) has uncovered a federal government stra…
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An Access to Information request reveals a Canadian government strategy to monitor online misinformation and contemplate legal action against individuals, raising free speech concerns.
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An Access to Information request filed by Blacklock’s Reporter (@mindingottawa) has uncovered a federal government strategy for monitoring, organizing, assessing and responding to online “misinformation” — including contemplated legal action against individual Canadians. The 35-page internal Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) document outlines a system for tracking online narratives, assessing individual posts, and escalating responses. It also contemplates legal action against Canadians over social media commentary.
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Would Sue Over Social Posts
Source: https://www.blacklocks.ca/would-sue-over-social-posts/ Industry Minister Mélanie Joly’s department in an Access To Information memo contemplates “legal action” against users on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media sites it suspects of spreading “false and misleading information.” The censored 35-page memo did not explain what action federal lawyers would take: “This strategy seeks to uphold the integrity of and public trust in government information.”
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