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Garth Davies, Associate professor, Criminology, Simon Fraser University

REVEALED: Regulating online hate will have unintended but predictable consequences | Rare Historical Photos

Online hate speech can fuel offline violence. (Shutterstock)

The Canadian government is currently holding consultations on a new online hate bill. This bill would update Bill C-36, which addresses hate propaganda, hate crimes and hate speech; the amendment died following the election call last year.

Hate propagated on social media and other online spaces has grown exponentially in the past couple of years, driven to a significant degree by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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