/channels/news_feeds/all/term/Centre%20for%20Media%20Technology%20and%20Democracy/rss en /channels/channels/news/new-report-canada-and-future-ai-inclusive-prosperity-372711 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>April 22, 2026 | The <a href="https://www.mediatechdemocracy.com">Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy</a> has co-published a new summary report, Canada and the Future of AI for Inclusive Prosperity, with Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Expert Group on Canada and the Future of Development Cooperation. Drawing on a February 2026 roundtable of 19 Canadian and international experts, the report calls on Canada to adopt a more strategic and coherent approach to AI.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/mtd-ai-inclusive-report-banner.png?itok=NIZIDAcg" width="160" height="64" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">24 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:45:04 +0000 webfull 217841 at /channels /channels/channels/news/aengus-bridgman-how-algorithms-perpetuate-disinformation-savoir-media-372166 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>MEO Director Aengus Bridgman was recently featured in Savoir média's digital series <i>La guerre des cerveaux </i>(War of the Mind), in an episode titled, <i>Les algorithmes comme armes de guerres</i> (Algorithms as weapons of war).</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/aengus_bridgman_savoir_media_episode.png?itok=BAsfMKNX" width="160" height="93" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">27 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:28:49 +0000 webfull 217110 at /channels /channels/channels/news/aengus-bridgman-combating-information-manipulation-social-media-during-elections-cbc-364926 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>April 9, 2025 | Aengus Bridgman from the Media Ecosystem Observatory was interviewed by CBC’s Farah Nasser, where he highlighted the dangers of unregulated social media during elections. With a vast, active audience and minimal oversight, social media platforms have become prime spaces for information manipulation. Bridgman discusses how misinformation spreads on these platforms and shares key insights on what to look out for in social media feeds as the election approaches.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/aengus_interview.png?itok=L1793uA-" width="160" height="85" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">10 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:44:30 +0000 webfull 208739 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-government-canada-shuts-down-tiktok-offices-361163 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>Expert: Government of Canada shuts down TikTok offices </b></p> <p>The Canadian federal government has ordered TikTok Technology Canada, Inc. to wind up its business operations in Canada due to concerns about national security.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/tiktok.jpg?itok=ItJyAjmx" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:41:45 +0000 webfull 204337 at /channels /channels/channels/news/machine-us-podcast-series-globe-and-mail-357258 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>May 7, 2024 | We are living in an age of breakthroughs propelled by advances in artificial intelligence. Technologies that were once the realm of science fiction are now transpiring into our reality. <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/machines-like-us/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Machine Like Us</a> is a technology show where every other Tuesday <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Taylor Owen</a> sits down with the people shaping this rapidly approaching future.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/machine_like_us_podcast_bg.png?itok=xeqA8ovN" width="160" height="38" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">7 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 07 May 2024 14:53:04 +0000 webfull 199971 at /channels /channels/channels/news/leading-advocate-responsible-tech-joins-mcgill-mcgill-news-348749 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>June 14, 2023 | Former product manager at Facebook, Frances Haugen, released thousands of internal Facebook documents that showed the social media giant was aware of harms caused by its products. One article in a Wall Street Journal series revealed that Facebook’s own research found that its Instagram app worsened body image issues for one in three teen girls who faced those concerns. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/frances-haugen-850x360.jpg?itok=RvcSRXRV" width="160" height="68" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">19 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 19 Jun 2023 17:16:55 +0000 webfull 190150 at /channels /channels/channels/news/government-canada-announces-55m-create-canadian-digital-media-research-network-mcgill-uoft-348644 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>Montreal, QC (June 7, 2023) — </b>The Government of Canada <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions/news/2023/06/government-of-canada-working-with-civil-society-to-strengthen-defences-against-online-disinformation.html">has announced</a> $5.5 million to create the <strong>Canadian Digital Media Research Network (CDMRN)</strong>, a first-of-its-kind research community in Canada aimed at strengthening our information resilience and safeguarding our democracy.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">7 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 07 Jun 2023 13:39:22 +0000 webfull 190019 at /channels /channels/channels/news/canada-cant-be-complacent-about-threats-our-democracy-monitor-344889 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/canadian_parliment_building.jpg?itok=OA5dEREl" width="160" height="106" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">12 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 12 Jan 2023 19:30:26 +0000 webfull 185977 at /channels /channels/channels/news/class-action-lawsuit-against-facebook-claiming-discrimination-gets-green-light-cbc-344888 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>January 4, 2023 | The Quebec Court of Appeal has approved a class-action lawsuit launched on behalf of Facebook users who claim they were discriminated against because the social media giant allowed advertisers to target job and housing ads based on factors like age, gender or race.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/facebook_login_page.jpg?itok=6EXw5ETi" width="160" height="111" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">12 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 12 Jan 2023 18:31:33 +0000 webfull 185976 at /channels /channels/channels/news/stop-prioritizing-profits-big-tech-over-health-our-kids-toronto-star-344879 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>December 30, 2022 | <a href="https://www.mediatechdemocracy.com/people">Supriya Dwivedi</a>, the director of policy and engagement at the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy at 91ºÚÁÏÍø, wrote about the opportunity Canada has in the upcoming year when it comes to passing legislation aimed at putting the safety of Canadians - especially children-  ahead of Big Tech's bottom line. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/big_tech_companies.jpg?itok=IKDNRTOO" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">12 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 12 Jan 2023 17:43:38 +0000 webfull 185972 at /channels