EDITORIAL CONTENT:
Media Ecosystem Observatory
MEO-CDMRN Election Monitoring and Response
April 2025
Description:
As the spread of information manipulation increases, protecting the integrity of our information ecosystem is more important than ever.
This is why the Canadian Digital Media Research Network (CDMRN) and its collaborators, led by the Media Ecosystem Observatory (MEO), are actively monitoring and responding to information manipulation during the 45 election period.
Here is how we do it.
Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy / Paradigms
Did we miss the real tech threat to our kids?
January 2025
Description:
Taylor Owen, the director of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, explains the new approach Canada needs to take to protect kids online in the AI era. He addresses the shortcomings and strengths of Bill C-63, the Online Harms Act; and outlines a clear path forward that goes beyond social media regulation to making digital spaces safer for the next generation.
How Disinformation is Threatening Canada's Democracy
February 2025
Description:
Disinformation is the greatest threat to our democracy, according to the findings of Justice Marie-Josée Hogue, the commissioner of Canada's public inquiry into foreign interference. But what even prompted the Foreign Interference Commission? What are the key takeaways from Justice Hogue's final report on Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions? And how does America — specifically President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and social media platforms — affect Canada's information ecosystem and, ultimately, our country's sovereignty? Taylor Owen, the director of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, explains