New rules on removal of illegal online content could help in battle against child pornography
smoke screen for censorship
Ottawa drafting legislation to require removal from websites within 24 hours. A December 2019 mandate letter sent to Guilbeault by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for his department to create new regulations that would require social media platforms and adult websites operating in Canada to remove illegal content within 24 hours or face "significant penalties." The heritage minister says the coming regulations will apply to any company operating in Canada, regardless of where they are registered, where their head offices are located or where their servers exist.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/canada-illegal-online-content-child-porn-1.5847695
The letter
Create new regulations for social media platforms, starting with a requirement that all platforms remove illegal content, including hate speech, within 24 hours or face significant penalties. This should include other online harms such as radicalization, incitement to violence, exploitation of children, or creation or distribution of terrorist propaganda.
https://pm.gc.ca/en/mandate-letters/2019/12/13/minister-canadian-heritage-mandate-letter