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Canada's Online Harm Bill Fails; U.S. Enacts Controversial Law

4/30/2025

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Canada's Bill C-63, designed to combat online harms, collapsed following former Prime Minister Trudeau's resignation in January 2025, sparking debates over free speech. In contrast, the U.S. enacted the TAKE IT DOWN Act to tackle non-consensual intimate imagery, yet concerns linger about possible censorship and misuse of power.

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Story summary

Canada's Bill C-63, designed to combat online harms, collapsed following former Prime Minister Trudeau's resignation in January 2025, sparking debates over free speech. In contrast, the U.S. enacted the TAKE IT DOWN Act to tackle non-consensual intimate imagery, yet concerns linger about possible censorship and misuse of power.