L'élection québécoise de 2026 est la première à l'ère de l'IA générative, soulevant d'importantes questions sur son utilisation, le potentiel de désinformation des électeurs et les biais possibles des agents conversationnels d'IA. 🧵

Avec la fin de la deuxième semaine de la campagne électorale québécoise, nous vous présentons notre deuxième mise à jour hebdomadaire sur l'écosystème de l'information au Québec. 🧵

Alberta is heading into a high-stakes referendum on Oct. 19 in a rapidly changing information environment. With more people getting their news from political influencers and AI search results, our latest report examines how the conversation is unfolding online. 🧵

La campagne électorale québécoise est officiellement lancée, et avec elle, notre première mise à jour hebdomadaire sur l'écosystème de l'information au Québec. 🧵

À l'approche des élections générales québécoises du 5 octobre 2026, notre rapport préélectoral examine l'écosystème informationnel du Québec dans un contexte marqué par l'évolution du paysage politique, technologique et numérique au Canada.

Les élections provinciales québécoises approchent à grands pas, le 5 octobre, et nous sommes là pour vous aider à comprendre le paysage politique et informationnel. 🧵

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Our latest incident report examines Canada's online reaction to the tragic June 2026 shooting in Cote-des-Neiges, Montreal, and the prevailing narratives that circulated during and following the crisis. 🧵

In 2025–26, we witnessed a growing tech governance gap: visible during the 45th federal election, in AI systems absorbing Canadian journalism without paying, and in an influence network spreading Alberta secession to a mass audience before platforms or regulators noticed. 🧵

On June 22, a shooting in Montreal left three people dead and a community shaken. The shooter outlined the intent of his actions in a manifesto, blending ideological motivations rooted in antisemitism, Marxism, far-right elements, and misogynistic incel-related beliefs. 🧵

Over the past three years, we've tracked how Canadians' information diets have shifted amid Meta's news ban and the rise of political influencers. Our latest brief draws on nearly 9M social media posts and a survey of 1,518 Canadians to see what's replacing journalism online. 🧵

Between May and June 2026, as part of a chatbot audit for online harm, we put the same request to four of the most widely used consumer AI chatbots. Here's what we found. 🧵

After Monday's tragic shooting in Montréal, Senior Research Fellow Esli Chan joined CBC's The Current to discuss how the suspect's manifesto reflects incel ideology — and what authorities can do to prevent future incidents. 🧵

Ever been interested in coordinated activity on Facebook? My team and I tracked 340 foreign-run accounts that are using AI to create fake news content targeting users in Canada, the US, the UK, and Europe. Here's a little exploration of the data using Toponymy and DataMapPlot

Our new incident response report exposes a coordinated network of 340 Facebook pages, largely operated from Vietnam, flooding feeds across Canada, the US, the UK, and Europe with AI-fabricated news, and inadvertently funded by Canadian public and private advertisers. 🧵

Now that Canada has tabled #BillC34, the #SafeSocialMediaAct, we're asking what Canadians actually want from this framework. In May 2026, CMTD's Media Ecosystem Observatory (MEO) fielded a national survey of 1,306 Canadians to explore this question. 🧵 #cdnpoli

As Canada debates #BillC34, the Safe Social Media Act, we are exploring some of the legislation's most consequential questions, starting with a policy research note on age verification methods by Andrew MacDougall.

This morning @taylorowen.bsky.social and Nonso Morah spoke about Canada's new AI strategy on CBC's The Current with Matt Galloway. Check it out ⬇️ tinyurl.com/2abt6be5

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Want to learn more about youth online safety in Canada? Now you can! We put together a playlist from our Securing Canada's Digital Sovereignty event series, where you can watch all recordings from the latest event: A New Playbook for Youth Online Safety! 🧵

A year ago, child online safety legislation in Canada was on the verge of being scrapped. Today the Online Harms Act is back on the federal agenda and we were a leading voice in that reversal. We’re hiring to build on it. 🧵

#GenZAI officially concluded in Ottawa last week. On April 30th, we welcomed participants to discuss the future of AI governance among policymakers including Senator Rosemary Moodie, the Honourable @evansolomon.bsky.social, and the Honourable Marc Miller. 🧵

We kicked off Securing Canada's Digital Sovereignty: A New Playbook for Youth Online Safety with opening remarks from @petermacleod.bsky.social and @kbardeesy.bsky.social to get us thinking about what it means to protect youth in today's digital world.

After a morning at our final Gen(Z)AI plenary (Canada's Youth Assembly on AI), we're back tonight in Ottawa for Securing Canada's Digital Sovereignty: A New Playbook for Youth Online Safety.

Young people are among the most exposed to and affected by AI systems. And yet they are rarely invited to shape its governance. #GenZAI was built on the conviction that this needs to change. 🧵

Breaking: CBC/ Radio-Canada investigation identifies Dutch YouTube creators behind Alberta separatist videos getting millions of views. 🧵 #AlbertaSeparatism

With a potential Alberta referendum ahead, we're releasing "Slopaganda," an incident response report documenting a network of inauthentic YouTube channels pushing coordinated, fake Albertan political commentary. 🧵#cdnpoli

We rescheduled Securing Canada's Digital Sovereignty: A New Playbook for Youth Online Safety! Join us on April 30th in Ottawa to hear from youth advocates, policy experts and leading researchers about the current online harms policy landscape and explore potential solutions. 🧵

Are you a Canadian aged 17 –23? Your voice matters in shaping AI & age assurance policy. Following our fourth #GenZAI Forum in Halifax, you can now share your perspective through Make.org's civic dialogue platform here: tinyurl.com/yyzny4mn

React and contribute to collective reflection: AI and Age Assurance

A journey to discover to share your point of view.

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Last night in NYC, @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social joined Ava Smithing for a live recording of Left To Their Own Devices, followed by a community showcase of organizations from across the US and Canada that Haidt called "the Woodstock of tech reform." 🧵

Join us in New York City on March 31 for a FREE evening with @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social, bestselling author of The Anxious Generation, in conversation with Ava Smithing, Gen Z host of Left to Their Own Devices. 🧵