The Liberals’ pitch to regulate online harms




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Summary: <p>The Liberals originally promised a bill tackling online harms would come within 100 days of their re-election in 2021.</p><p><br></p><p>Instead, Justice Minister Arif Virani tabled their new act on Monday, which aims to create a new commission and regulate content from hate, to extremism, bullying and child abuse materials.</p><p><br></p><p>So did the Liberals learn lessons from a previous bill criticized for the risk of censorship? And will this current bill actually make the internet safer for children?</p><p><br></p><p>CBC senior reporter Raffy Boudjikanian explains.</p>