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This is an article, provided by state run CBC news, written by an associate professor at a local university (how does she get to become a "contributor" to state run news anyways?)
There is a push to ban all guns in Canada, they will work towards speech now as well, as clearly the Status Quo feels threatened by people angry at their lack of representation and liberty. Notice the det way it is presented if you read the whole article. They touch on privacy issues and the like, yes, to make you agreeable to internet oversight, make it appear that these suggestions are really about you, (pushed many times on CBC) but like every good little patsy, the key motivation is presented near the end:
From the spread of misinformation about vaccines, to violent content slipping through the cracks of supposedly child-safe filters, to the collection and abuse of personal data, many of the worst parts of the internet remain unchallenged because there are no independent third parties holding the big tech companies accountable.
By intention and design, the web resists easy regulation, said Munro. And yet, he said, the issues it has introduced and reinforced need attention.
"Rules and regulation get a bad rap," said Havens.
He adds, "Nobody gets upset that there are white lines drawn on the pavement when you're trying to cross the street. It's the white lines that remind sleepy drivers to tap on their brakes and not hit you as you try to cross."
The internet has changed our lives in countless ways over the last three decades, for better and sometimes worse. But now it's 30. It is officially an adult. And it's time for it to follow some rules.
Or as Havens suggests, "let's rephrase and say it's time to prioritize human and environmental well-being."
There is a push to ban all guns in Canada, they will work towards speech now as well, as clearly the Status Quo feels threatened by people angry at their lack of representation and liberty. Notice the det way it is presented if you read the whole article. They touch on privacy issues and the like, yes, to make you agreeable to internet oversight, make it appear that these suggestions are really about you, (pushed many times on CBC) but like every good little patsy, the key motivation is presented near the end:
From the spread of misinformation about vaccines, to violent content slipping through the cracks of supposedly child-safe filters, to the collection and abuse of personal data, many of the worst parts of the internet remain unchallenged because there are no independent third parties holding the big tech companies accountable.
By intention and design, the web resists easy regulation, said Munro. And yet, he said, the issues it has introduced and reinforced need attention.
"Rules and regulation get a bad rap," said Havens.
He adds, "Nobody gets upset that there are white lines drawn on the pavement when you're trying to cross the street. It's the white lines that remind sleepy drivers to tap on their brakes and not hit you as you try to cross."
The internet has changed our lives in countless ways over the last three decades, for better and sometimes worse. But now it's 30. It is officially an adult. And it's time for it to follow some rules.
Or as Havens suggests, "let's rephrase and say it's time to prioritize human and environmental well-being."
