People inclined to express hatred online need to be educated about the consequences of their words, members of parliament heard Thursday. “I don’t think a lot of people who are expressing this online are aware that what they’re doing could be criminal behaviour,” Ramsey said. The testimony was part of an effort by MPs to study online hate after a recent jump in incidents noted by Statistics Canada. “Laws around online hate need to be communicated to the community in language that is acceptable and inclusive,” said Queenie Choo, the head of SUCCESS, a post-arrival service for immigrants in British Columbia. Liberal MP Colin Fraser said the problem was complicated by state actors looking to sow disharmony and division in Canada with online hate speech.

Source: National Post May 02, 2019 20:48 UTC