The Liberal government’s controversial Online Harms Act will be split into two separate bills, Justice Minister Arif Virani has confirmed. The sections of the bill dealing with child pornography and child sexual exploitation and establishing a Digital Safety Commission to regulate tech platforms will now proceed as their own bill. The provisions dealing with hate crimes and online hate speech, which have been subject to significant alarm from civil liberties advocates, will be in their own bill as well. “hate speech.” If found guilty, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal would be able to order the content’s removal and impose fines of up to $70,000. https://tnc.news/2024/12/04/liberals-cave-split-online-harms-act/