Expert: Canada reaches online news deal with Google

Published: 30 November 2023

The Canadian government has reached a deal with Google over the Online News Act that will see the tech giant pay $100 million annually to publishers, and continue to allow access to Canadian news...

Expert: Whistleblower Frances Haugen says Facebook making online hate worse

Published: 27 October 2021

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told British lawmakers that the social media giant stokes online hate and extremism, fails to protect children from harmful content and lacks any incentive to...

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...

How are emerging technology and media shaping democracy?

Published: 20 October 2020

The Max Bell School of Public Policy is launching a new Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy at McGill University. Collaborating with leading researchers, policy thinkers, and journalists,...

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...

COVID-19 pandemic uniting Canadians like no other event in decades

Published: 25 May 2020

A new study by researchers from McGill University and the University of Toronto finds a cross-partisan consensus on battling COVID-19 in Canada. Unlike in the U.S., this consensus is fostering...

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