We are in a crisis of knowledge - and it couldn’t have happened at a worse time | The Globe and Mail

Published: 24 October 2023

October 20, 2023 | This opinion piece by Taylor Owen talks about the reasoning behind why he decided to take a break from X, formerly Twitter, a platform he has been using as a gateway to...

Will Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover have ‘big implications’ for Canada’s upcoming online harms bill? | Toronto Star

Published: 11 November 2022

November 9, 2022 | Professor Tyler Owen weighed in the coming bill, saying Canada should look at how other jurisdictions have handled Musk’s “convulsions.” For example, the European Union has...

Stronger government regulation of social media companies could improve free speech, says expert | CBC Radio

Published: 2 May 2022

In an interview with CBC Radio, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen—who leads the School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy—opined on the role regulation can play in safeguarding free...

Expert: Elon Musk to buy Twitter for $44B US

Published: 28 April 2022

Elon Musk has sealed a deal to acquire Twitter for $44 billion US. The move comes after the richest man in the world started buying shares in the company in March, complaining that the social media...

Whose speech will Elon Musk’s Twitter be protecting, exactly? | Globe and Mail

Published: 28 April 2022

April 27, 2022 | Taylor Owen and Supriya Dwivedi of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy write that Elon Musk's recent purchase of Twitter might strengthen the democratic governance that...

Americans are super-spreaders of COVID-19 misinformation

Published: 6 April 2021

Misinformation about COVID-19 is spreading from the United States into Canada, undermining efforts to mitigate the pandemic. A study led by McGill University shows that Canadians who use social...

COVID-19: Social media users more likely to believe false information

Published: 29 July 2020

A new study led by researchers at McGill University finds that people who get their news from social media are more likely to have misperceptions about COVID-19. Those that consume more traditional...

Lister Family Engaged Science Initiative: Twitter Workshop

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 10:00to11:00

Learn how to use Twitter to engage in and promote science conversations. ...

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