A Commons Ethics Committee report says Canada should adopt a code of practice on media disinformation, calling it one of “the biggest issues of our time,” per Blacklock’s Reporter. “I think this is one of the biggest issues of our time and one we really need to focus on,” committee member Liberal MP Iqra Khalid told reporters. She did not detail any legislation.The committee report did not define disinformation. It referenced a 2022 European Union Code Of Practice On Disinformation that defined it as “false or misleading content that is spread with the intention to deceive or secure economic or political gain and which may cause public harm.”The European code exempts “advertising,” “reporting errors,” “satire and parody” and commentary if “clearly identified.” .Feds rework censorship bill after backlash.The Commons committee report, entitled Oversight Of Social Media Platforms: Ensuring Privacy And Safety Online recommended “that the Government of Canada adopt a European Union style code of practice on disinformation and compel social media platforms to report regularly on their trust and safety activities in Canada and to provide Canadian researchers with access to their data.”“What this report was really all about was building consensus and finding ways to collaborate between all levels of government, social media platforms and individual Canadians,” said MP Khalid on Friday.“I look forward to our government’s response to these recommendations.”When asked what the committee “would you like to see in terms of action on disinformation?,” Khalid responded, “A lot of people go to social media platforms for their news, for their information.”“That for me puts a duty on social media platforms to be able to provide that correct information.".WATCH: 'THROW AWAY THE KEY' – Australian senator demands Musk serve jail time for opposing censorship .Conservative MPs have challenged federal proposals for monitoring truth in news as partisan and subjective.“If we get into a situation where we are censoring speech, particularly where we are saying the government’s position is the positive position that needs to be uploaded and that criticism of the government is downloaded in a legitimate situation, we are doing democracy a disservice,” Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner told a May 30 hearing of the House Affairs Committee.Conservative-appointed Sen. Pamela Wallin, a Canadian Broadcast Hall of Famer, said September 19 that fact checking should not camouflage censorship.“Too easily in this political environment we toss around the terms ‘misinformation’ and ‘disinformation,’” said Wallin.“They have become politicized. Misinformation and disinformation are in the eye of the beholder or the user. If you disagree with me and I don’t like your point of view then I declare that is misinformation.”.Liberals claim Conservatives 'incite hate' against women, minorities
A Commons Ethics Committee report says Canada should adopt a code of practice on media disinformation, calling it one of “the biggest issues of our time,” per Blacklock’s Reporter. “I think this is one of the biggest issues of our time and one we really need to focus on,” committee member Liberal MP Iqra Khalid told reporters. She did not detail any legislation.The committee report did not define disinformation. It referenced a 2022 European Union Code Of Practice On Disinformation that defined it as “false or misleading content that is spread with the intention to deceive or secure economic or political gain and which may cause public harm.”The European code exempts “advertising,” “reporting errors,” “satire and parody” and commentary if “clearly identified.” .Feds rework censorship bill after backlash.The Commons committee report, entitled Oversight Of Social Media Platforms: Ensuring Privacy And Safety Online recommended “that the Government of Canada adopt a European Union style code of practice on disinformation and compel social media platforms to report regularly on their trust and safety activities in Canada and to provide Canadian researchers with access to their data.”“What this report was really all about was building consensus and finding ways to collaborate between all levels of government, social media platforms and individual Canadians,” said MP Khalid on Friday.“I look forward to our government’s response to these recommendations.”When asked what the committee “would you like to see in terms of action on disinformation?,” Khalid responded, “A lot of people go to social media platforms for their news, for their information.”“That for me puts a duty on social media platforms to be able to provide that correct information.".WATCH: 'THROW AWAY THE KEY' – Australian senator demands Musk serve jail time for opposing censorship .Conservative MPs have challenged federal proposals for monitoring truth in news as partisan and subjective.“If we get into a situation where we are censoring speech, particularly where we are saying the government’s position is the positive position that needs to be uploaded and that criticism of the government is downloaded in a legitimate situation, we are doing democracy a disservice,” Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner told a May 30 hearing of the House Affairs Committee.Conservative-appointed Sen. Pamela Wallin, a Canadian Broadcast Hall of Famer, said September 19 that fact checking should not camouflage censorship.“Too easily in this political environment we toss around the terms ‘misinformation’ and ‘disinformation,’” said Wallin.“They have become politicized. Misinformation and disinformation are in the eye of the beholder or the user. If you disagree with me and I don’t like your point of view then I declare that is misinformation.”.Liberals claim Conservatives 'incite hate' against women, minorities
