Canada has recently enacted legislation aimed at curbing online hate and abuse, obligating major tech firms to rapidly expunge harmful content or face severe monetary penalties. The law was introduced on a Monday, targeting hate speech, content inciting violence or terrorism, content sexualizing children, revictimizing survivors of sexual violence, and non-consensually shared sexual content. The Online Harms Act now also stipulates a maximum sentence of life imprisonment for advocating genocide online.
Read more about these new measures here.