Discussion · Government Orders
Rachael Thomas Conservative
“Social media platforms must be held accountable. We must pass laws that force them to be open about what they are doing to protect people and whether it works. If they break the rules, they must face consequences.”
“Mr. Speaker, I think the hon. member might be pleased to find out that we may actually agree a little more than he thinks. At the end of the day, platforms need to be held accountable. That is not going to happen without us, as legislators, requiring something of them. That “something of them” has to include transparency. They must be transparent about the actions they are taking and the impact of those actions that are being taken. They must be transparent with regard to the things they are doing to mitigate risk and how effective those actions are. Furthermore, if platforms are found not to be in compliance with this legislation and the forthcoming regulations, then platforms need to be held accountable. Those measures do in fact need to be in place if we are going to generate change going forward.”
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Mr. Speaker, I think the hon. member might be pleased to find out that we may actually agree a little more than he thinks. At the end of the day, platforms need to be held accountable. That is not going to happen without us, as legislators, requiring something of them. That “something of them” has to include transparency. They must be transparent about the actions they are taking and the impact of those actions that are being taken. They must be transparent with regard to the things they are doing to mitigate risk and how effective those actions are. Furthermore, if platforms are found not to be in compliance with this legislation and the forthcoming regulations, then platforms need to be held accountable. Those measures do in fact need to be in place if we are going to generate change going forward.