In the digital age, who has a right to be anonymous and whose information has a right to be secure? | The Globe and Mail

Published: 16 August 2021

August 13, 2021 |  "Anonymity is seen by many as an inherent right in the digital age. But is this right absolute?". In this op-ed in the Globe and Mail, Max Bell School Professor Taylor Owen takes...

Taylor Owen: China's dystopian digital future threatens us all | National Post

Published: 5 May 2021

August 7, 2021 | In this new National Post article, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen argues that China's sweeping surveillance apparatus poses a threat to democracy the world over....

Canada shouldn’t turn away from the difficult task of regulating online speech | The Globe and Mail

Published: 28 June 2021

June 25, 2021 | How can policy strike the right balance between the protection of free speech and mitigating the impact of online hate? Professor Taylor Owen provides insight into this nuanced...

Five competition ministers discuss regulating Big Tech | Columbia Journalism Review

Published: 26 April 2021

May 14, 2021 | Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen recently chaired a virtual panel with competition ministers from five different countries. Among the topics discussed: the hotly debated new...

Americans are super-spreaders of COVID-19 misinformation | McGill Newsroom

Published: 26 April 2021

April 6, 2021| The mis- and dis-information that fills many corners of the American media ecosystem is having an affect on Canadians' perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research...

Are Google and Facebook really the future of journalism? | Columbia Journalism Review

Published: 26 April 2021

April 28, 2021 | This article in the Columbia Journalism Review explores a recent seminar—co-hosted by the Max Bell School's Taylor Owen—that brought together competition ministers from across the...

Understanding vaccine hesitancy in Canada | Media Ecosystem Observatory

Published: 26 April 2021

The Max Bell School's Media Ecosystem Observatory is out with a new research paper on vaccine hesitancy in Canada....

Should Other Countries Copy Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code?

Thursday, April 15, 2021 06:00to07:30

Join Professors Taylor Owen and Anya Schiffrin on April 15 for a discussion with Australia’s Rod Sims, the architect of the controversial Australian News Media Code which requires Google and...

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