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  • Jordan Peterson is too big to be silenced by the naysayers and regulators—but what about the rest of us?
    Joanna Baron
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    Howard Anglin
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High school student Mecca Patterson-Guridy takes a self portrait in Philadelphia, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. Ryan Collerd/AP Photo.
Viewpoint

Social media's ever-present influence is here to stay, whether we like it or not

Two decades into the social media revolution, the idealized promises of the technology have been soured by the realities of addiction, misuse, and misinformation. Transparency controls and strict regulation of foreign actors will be key to mitigating the platforms’ worst effects.

Harry Rakowski - Posted on January 19, 2023
Jordan Peterson waits to speak to a crowd during a stop in Sherwood Park Alta, on Sunday February 11, 2018. Jason Franson/The Canadian Press.
Hub Podcast

Jobs, Jordan Peterson, and Ottawa’s consultant craze: The Hub Roundtable breaks down the controversies

This week’s Hub Roundtable discusses the hot job numbers that arrived on Friday and their implications for the Canadian economy, the federal government’s recent frenzy of expenditures, and Jordan Peterson’s trouble with the College of Psychologists of Ontario.

A Twitter headquarters sign is shown in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. Jeff Chiu/AP Photo.
Hub Podcast

Me and my shadow ban: The Hub Roundtable on the ‘Twitter files’ story. Plus, will ChatGPT upend our world?

This week’s Hub Dialogue Roundtable discusses the major “Twitter files” story that broke this week, as well as the the groundbreaking artificial intelligence involved in the ChatGPT conversational tool and what it means for the future.

Four year old Graeme Ballingall has a photo taken with federal Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre after a campaign rally in Toronto, Saturday, April 30, 2022. Chris Young/The Canadian Press.
News Dispatch

Has Pierre Poilievre’s social media output made him the first influencer in Canadian politics?

Pierre Poilievre has de-emphasized traditional media engagement and is connecting with supporters and the broader public through less mainstream channels. Is this a winning strategy for reaching the public?

Geoff Russ - Posted on December 6, 2022
At Washington, DC Facebook headquarters, activists lay body bags and call for Facebook to stop disinformation that leads to Covid deaths on Wednesday, July. 28, 2021 in Washington. Eric Kayne/AP Images.
Hub Podcast

Why we need to develop ‘mental immunity’: Dr. Seema Yasmin on searching for the truth in today’s information ecosystem

This episode of Hub Dialogues features host Sean Speer in conversation with Dr. Seema Yasmin, an award-winning author, journalist, physician, and professor at Stanford University, about her new book, What the Fact?: Finding the Truth in all the Noise.

The Twitter page of Elon Musk is seen on the screen of a computer in Sausalito, Calif., on Monday, April 25, 2022. Eric Risberg/AP Photo.
Hub Podcast

‘A series of bad options’: The Hub Roundtable on Ontario’s labour dispute and Elon’s Twitter takeover

This week’s Hub Dialogue Roundtable discusses the labour dispute in Ontario and the notwithstanding clause, as well as Elon Musk’s plan for Twitter and the value of the platform’s blue check.

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, file photo, a demonstrator joins others outside of the home of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to protest what they say is Facebook spreading disinformation in San Francisco. Jeff Chiu/AP Photo.
Hub Podcast

Social media is driving our mental health crisis—Dr. Nicholas Kardaras explains how

Leading psychologist and addiction expert Dr. Nicholas Kardaras joins Hub Dialogues to discuss his thought-provoking new book on how social media is driving our mental health crisis.

Senior campaigner from SumOfUs Flora Rebello Arduini adjusts an installation outside parliament in Westminster in London, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. A 4-metre-high installation depicting Mark Zuckerberg surfing on a wave of cash was constructed outside parliament, as Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen is due to testify to MPs on how the company puts profits ahead of public safety. The action comes after SumOfUs research revealed Instagram is still awash with posts promoting eating disorders, unproven diet supplements and skin-whitening products. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo.
Hub Podcast

Are we better off without Facebook and Twitter?: Tech journalist Charles Arthur on the polarizing effects of social media

This episode of Hub Dialogues features host Sean Speer in conversation with British technology journalist, Charles Arthur, about how social media polarizes society.

The creator of the "Bimbo Manifesto," Fiona Fairbairn, 19, poses for a portrait at her home in Thornhill, Ont., Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. "I'm sick of perceiving. I'm sick of being observational. I'm sick of being self-aware," Fairbairn told her 8,000 TikTok followers on Dec. 23. "Just let me be dumb, because people with no critical thinking skills be happy as hell." Chris Young/The Canadian Press.
Viewpoint

'TikTok Brain' is killing students' ability to learn

As cellphones, screens, and endless online and cyber engagement immerse students in distractions, teachers are now facing an uphill battle to reclaim the attention of the pandemic generation.

Paul W. Bennett - Posted on September 19, 2022
Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pablo Rodriguez announces a new expert advisory group on online safety as a next step in developing legislation to address harmful online content during a press conference in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press.
Viewpoint

Countering the government's incoherent media and online legislation—Advice for the next Leader of the Opposition

When it comes to the news industry, affairs are urgent and the CBC is a priority that has to be dealt with. Its dual commercial/public broadcaster role is distorting the market and has to end.

Peter Menzies - Posted on August 23, 2022

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