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Canada’s Censorship Crusade Targets Tech Giants in a Push for “Disinformation” Control

The report pushes for tech giants to police undefined "undesirable content," raising concerns about free speech and state interference.

Justin Trudeau in a suit speaking at a podium with a green marble background.

Over the last four years, Canada's Liberal government headed by Justin Trudeau got itself heavily aligned with the neighbor to the south on several key but also very contentious issues - such as restrictive Covid measures, various forms of pressure on tech companies, and "disinformation" censorship.

A flurry of controversial bills in Canada, some of which became law, serve to cement this impression.

Now, as President Trump prepares to start his second term in office in the US, Canada's "orphaned" ruling class continues with the "disinformation" narrative - either as a sign of long-term commitment or looking for new "disinformation partners" elsewhere in the world - or simply as a sign of inertia.

Time will tell, and it will be interesting to see, but for the moment, news out of Canada speaks about a report compiled by the House of Commons Heritage Committee, titled, "Tech Giants' Intimidation and Subversion Tactics to Evade Regulation in Canada and Globally."

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