Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy

Examines how media and emerging technologies shape democracy. Housed at @mcgillu @maxbellschool. Led by @taylor_owen & @SonjaSolomun.

[uOttawa Education @uOttawaEdu]

🎤 @vaillancourt_dr discussed the mental health implications for young people who seek help from AI chatbots during a roundtable discussion on Canada’s digital sovereignty on April 30, 2026. @MediaTechDem @uOttawaResearch
🔊 https://t.co/RCbUvYLi9Z 🔗 https://t.co/2GScJqNvgc

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A huge thank you to the speakers who joined us for this event: @AengusBridgman, Sally Guy, @helen__hayes, @kbardeesy, @EmilyLaidlaw, @petermacleod, @taylor_owen, Ava Smithing, @vaillancourt_dr and @EthanZ.

[Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy @MediaTechDem]

Want to learn more about youth online safety in Canada? Now you can! We put together a playlist from our Securing Canada's Digital Sovereignty event series, where you can watch all recordings from the latest event: A New Playbook for Youth Online Safety! 🧵

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This playlist includes lightning talks about the current online harms policy landscape, along with expert panels diving into questions about how youth actually use chatbots and whether Canada should ban social media for kids.

Watch now: https://t.co/91xwBrzBIX

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Pour consulter l'offre d'emploi en français, cliquez ici : https://t.co/z751lbqRTa

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A year ago, child online safety legislation in Canada was on the verge of being scrapped. Today the Online Harms Act is back on the federal agenda and we were a leading voice in that reversal. We’re hiring to build on it. 🧵

[Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy @MediaTechDem]

Learn more and apply here: https://t.co/bW9sotogbF

[Chris Ross @chrispyross]

I want to thank all the journalists who have covered this research. Just yesterday, CBC Investigates posted a video, connecting the dots of how Dutch internet opportunists, with no skin in the game, are largely behind the production of these videos.
https://t.co/DgRlvJG47z

[Chris Ross @chrispyross]

It has been two weeks since my team released our report titled “Slopaganda: The Inauthentic YouTube Network Selling Secession to Albertans.”

I am really proud of this work and how my team at the MEO navigated such an important topic.
https://t.co/GjK2JK8BYi

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Photography by Lindsay Ralph. View and download the event photos here: https://t.co/6KY9Xbd1jT

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#GenZAI officially concluded in Ottawa last week. On April 30th, we welcomed participants to discuss the future of AI governance among policymakers including Senator Rosemary Moodie, the Honourable @EvanLSolomon, and the Honourable @MarcMillerVM. 🧵

[Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy @MediaTechDem]

Thank you to our wonderful team and everyone who participated. #GenZAI is presented by the Centre and the Dialogue on Technology Project (DoT) at @SFUDialogue, in partnership with @Mila_Quebec. This project is funded by The Waltons Trust, CIFAR and Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation.

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Thank you to everyone who joined and participated. We will share more photos and panel recordings soon!

This event is part of the Securing Canada's Digital Sovereignty series, presented by the Centre, @masslbp, Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation and The Waltons Trust.

[Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy @MediaTechDem]

We kicked off Securing Canada's Digital Sovereignty: A New Playbook for Youth Online Safety with opening remarks from @petermacleod and @kbardeesy to get us thinking about what it means to protect youth in today's digital world.

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Next, moderator @taylor_owen asked @EmilyLaidlaw and @EthanZ a deceptively simple question: should Canada ban social media for kids? They debated whether age restrictions are effective and rights-respecting, or if Canada needs a different accountability framework entirely.