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Canada Targets Social Media Misinformation | Toronto News
Canada’s government is preparing to sue social media giants like Facebook and Twitter to combat false and misleading information online, aiming to protect public trust and government credibility. The strategy, outlined in a March 31 memo, shifts from reactive to proactive monitoring, focusing on early detection and prevention — especially since social media is seen as the primary breeding ground for misinformation. But the plan faces major hurdles: defining what’s “factually incorrect” requires high-level approval, and any crackdown risks amplifying the very falsehoods they’re targeting —…
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