Minister tight-lipped on whether it’s looking at new regulator to fight online harms
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OTTAWA — 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, Virani says the government is looking at the consultations that have been done to date and how other countries have confronted the issue.
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.
