The federal government says it’s doing away with solitary confinement. But is it just an exercise in rebranding?
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As of Dec. 1, inmates in Canada’s federal prisons can no longer be legally held in solitary confinement. But is it truly just an exercise in rebranding?
Anti-Muslim supporters with signs saying “truth is the new hate speech” during a pro- and anti-Muslim gathering in March 2017 in Toronto.
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Expecting internet platforms to regulate hate speech is a “worst of both worlds” approach to social media regulation.
The apparently growing practIce of governments and government officials blocking critics on social media has serious implications for freedom of expression.
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Citizens should be free to criticize government authorities on social media platforms, and muzzling such criticism may well be unconstitutional.