15 search results for Online hate
Recommendation 22: Working with Muslim community associations, human rights bodies, trade unions and civil society organizations, and other stakeholders, develop a strategy to combat the growth of anti-Muslim hate groups and online and social media dissemination of Islamophobia.
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Recommendation 1: The Canadian government seek adequate community input to create a clear, robust and thorough definition of hate speech.
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Recommendation 7: The Canadian government must ensure that regulatory fines or other penalties are enforceable against large social media companies that can have complex corporate structures.
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Recommendation 2: The Canadian government adopt timeframe requirements for social media companies to remove harmful material that are similar to those in existing and proposed legislation in the EU.
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Recommendation 8: Some civil recourse be provided to communities and individuals for harms caused by online hate speech or fake news.
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Recommendation 6: Remove requirement for Attorney General’s consent: The Attorney General’sconsent is currently required to begin any prosecution for the willful promotion ofhatred and genocide. This is a uniquely high bar that should be abolished. Thesame should go for any future free-standing provision(s) around hate-motivated crimes.
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Recommendation 6: Penalties be sufficiently high so as to discourage social media companies from allowing harmful material on their platforms.
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Recommendation 7: IP should also be broadened to allow for mosques to host broader community building safety initiatives.
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Recommendation 15: Include articles, commentaries or blogs in internal communication networks, so members can learn more about Muslims in Canada and how to help. Quickly deal with any backlash from members on your social networks too.
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Recommendation 2: Designated funding for a National Support Fund for Survivors of Hate-Motivated Crimes: The funding program should cover expenses incurred by survivors as a result of the hate-motivated incident or attack. The funding must include eligible expenses such as paramedical services (physiotherapy etc.), medical treatment and equipment, mental health treatment and supports, as well as loss of earnings. Applications for funds or their release should be readily available in the immediate aftermath of an attack when survivors need it most. Funding should not be contingent on a final criminal sentence being rendered.
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