The federal government is drawing sharp criticism from the experts it appointed to shape a long-overdue bill that would combat dangerous content online as the Israel-Hamas war continues to spark an onslaught of hate on social media platforms.
“It’s horribly frustrating. The only tool in our anti-hate tool chest … is a series of laws around hate that in many cases, will not have any effect on online speech,” said Bernie Farber, a member of Ottawa’s advisory panel and chair of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network.
