The legislation could further regulate the internet in Canada by allowing a new digital safety commission to conduct 'secret commission hearings' against those found to have violated the new law.
'Meta’s recommendation systems were actively promoting such underage modeling accounts to users suspected of behaving inappropriately online toward children,' according to The Wall Street Journal.
It's already started with the current conflict in the Middle East. As conditions deteriorate, there will then be an excuse to take drastic actions against perceived enemies.
This alliance between tech giants throws into relief the notions of free speech and censorship, as consolidating power within a few entities can inadvertently or deliberately mold the narrative, thus sidelining alternative voices and perspectives.
Decentralizing the internet and stripping the censorship industry of its government funding would help bring back freedom to the digital sphere, executive director for the Foundation for Freedom Online Mike Benz said.