Ă山ǿĽé News - Taylor Owen on Digital Governance /channels/news_feeds/all/term/Taylor%20Owen%20on%20Digital%20Governance/rss en Machine Like Us Podcast Series | The Globe and Mail /channels/channels/news/machine-us-podcast-series-globe-and-mail-357258 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>May 7, 2024 | We are living in an age of breakthroughs propelled by advances in artificial intelligence. Technologies that were once the realm of science fiction are now transpiring into our reality. <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/machines-like-us/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Machine Like Us</a> is a technology show where every other Tuesday <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Taylor Owen</a> sits down with the people shaping this rapidly approaching future.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/machine_like_us_podcast_bg.png?itok=xeqA8ovN" width="160" height="38" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">7 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 07 May 2024 14:53:04 +0000 webfull 199971 at /channels What the tick tock of online regulation says about our digital discourse | CBC Radio /channels/channels/news/what-tick-tock-online-regulation-says-about-our-digital-discourse-cbc-radio-356216 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>March 17, 2024 | In this episode of The Sunday Magazine, <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a> joins a discussion on digital discourse and the future of online safety regulation. The US House of Representatives voted to pass a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban against TikTok. Professor Owen speaks on Canada's standpoint with this decision, and how the federal government has launched a national security review of the video-sharing app.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/taylor_owen_tiktok_ban.jpg?itok=CFXIb0ry" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">19 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:08:29 +0000 webfull 198694 at /channels AI and Canada's proposed Online Harms Act | GZERO /channels/channels/news/ai-and-canadas-proposed-online-harms-act-gzero-355938 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>March 5, 2024 | In this episode of GZERO AI, Professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a><strong> </strong>takes a look at the Canadian government’s Online Harms Act, which seeks to hold social media companies responsible for harmful content.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/online_harms_bill.jpg?itok=oZTQBNad" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">6 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 06 Mar 2024 20:27:19 +0000 webfull 198386 at /channels How we can move forward, now that the divisive Bill C-18 is law | The Globe and Mail /channels/channels/news/how-we-can-move-forward-now-divisive-bill-c-18-law-globe-and-mail-349371 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>July 23, 2023 | In this opinion piece by <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a> and Supriya Dwivedi, they reflect on the passage of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, where the government is hoping that Google and Meta would expand the deals they currently have with some Canadian publishers to a wider range of outlets. On the other hand, tech companies are clearly using Canada as a trial to other jurisdictions in the process of enacting similar policies. The piece the highlights where to go from here. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/meta%20logo?itok=4kiNAsxv" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">2 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 02 Aug 2023 19:49:40 +0000 webfull 190869 at /channels Curbing Online Harms | CBC Radio /channels/channels/news/curbing-online-harms-cbc-radio-340047 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>June 20, 2022 | With the <a href="https://www.mediatechdemocracy.com/projects/democratic-expression">Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression</a>'s new report hot off the press, Commission co-chair and Max Bell School professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a> sat down for an interview with CBC Radio to discuss the recommendations on curbing online harm that he and his colleagues have proposed.</p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-june-20-2022-1.6494454">Listen to the interview</a>.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/curbing_online_harms_-_cbc_radio.jpg?itok=UOnTnVoo" width="160" height="90" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">23 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:14:11 +0000 webfull 180685 at /channels Stronger government regulation of social media companies could improve free speech, says expert | CBC Radio /channels/channels/news/stronger-government-regulation-social-media-companies-could-improve-free-speech-says-expert-cbc-339336 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>In an interview with CBC Radio, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen—who leads the School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy—opined on the role regulation can play in safeguarding free speech and online safety.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/radio/checkup/are-you-ready-to-go-back-to-the-office-1.6437043/stronger-government-regulation-of-social-media-companies-could-improve-free-speech-says-expert-1.6437583">Access the interview</a>.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/stronger_government_regulation_of_social_media_companies_could_improve_free_speech_says_expert.jpg?itok=DDeC46_m" width="160" height="85" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">2 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 02 May 2022 16:01:58 +0000 webfull 179864 at /channels Whose speech will Elon Musk’s Twitter be protecting, exactly? | Globe and Mail /channels/channels/news/whose-speech-will-elon-musks-twitter-be-protecting-exactly-globe-and-mail-339301 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>April 27, 2022 | <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a> and Supriya Dwivedi of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy write that Elon Musk's recent purchase of Twitter might strengthen the democratic governance that social media companies have fought against.</p> <p><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-whose-speech-will-elon-musks-twitter-be-protecting-exactly/">&gt;&gt;Read the article</a></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/twitter_-taylor_owen_-_elon_musk.jpg?itok=ASDS3m5e" width="160" height="106" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">28 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:08:47 +0000 webfull 179828 at /channels New podcast brings leading research on kids and tech to the mainstream /channels/channels/news/new-podcast-brings-leading-research-kids-and-tech-mainstream-338297 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>It’s one of the most pressing questions for researchers and families today: How are children affected by digital technology? Parents, caregivers, experts and policymakers are struggling to understand what’s best for kids online in an effort to keep up with the rapid pace and scale of technology. Screen Time is a new podcast where we search for answers to the biggest questions out there on kids and technology.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/1066552.jpg?itok=1_ossiiR" width="160" height="90" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">10 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:05:52 +0000 webfull 178672 at /channels How to protect children from Big Tech's harms | The National Post /channels/channels/news/how-protect-children-big-techs-harms-national-post-334975 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>November 7, 2021 | Co-written by Max Bell School Professor Taylor Owen with Sonja Solomun, their article in the National Post looks at how the recently leaked Facebook Papers have spurred public concern and further debate on how policy should endeavor make these platforms more transparent and accountable.</p> <p><a href="https://nationalpost.com/opinion/opinion-2?utm_term=Autofeed&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1636283850">Read the article. </a></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/brett-jordan-eefrxcpixna-unsplash.jpg?itok=Zrv4w29s" width="160" height="120" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">16 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 16 Nov 2021 19:29:04 +0000 webfull 174873 at /channels Taylor Owen on What the Latest Facebook Revelations Mean for Canada’s Online Harms Legislative Plans | The Law Bytes Podcast /channels/channels/news/taylor-owen-what-latest-facebook-revelations-mean-canadas-online-harms-legislative-plans-law-bytes-334318 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>October 18, 2021 | Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen's damning revelations about the harms caused by Facebook and its suite of other social media platforms have spurred American policymakers to action. Listen to Max Bell School professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a>'s thoughts on the implications of the latest Facebook revelations on Canada's policy efforts to fight online harms.</p> <p><a href="https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2021/10/law-bytes-podcast-episode-104/">Listen to the podcast</a>.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/the_law_bytes_podcast_taylor_owen.jpg?itok=hLV3pEpp" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">21 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 21 Oct 2021 14:55:09 +0000 webfull 174153 at /channels