Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy
@mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social
Our organization examines how media and emerging technologies shape democracy. We’re housed at McGill University’s Max Bell School of Public Policy, and led by Taylor Owen.
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Seminar: Digital Defenders - Youth Building Resilience and Change
Presented by MIGS and The Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy
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November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
You can register here: tinyurl.com/3k4c8x8n
Featured speakers include:
🎙️Maddie Freeman - Founder & CEO, NoSo November; 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 in Education; Youth Fellow at the Centre
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@iainlevine.bsky.social - Former Human Rights Professional, Meta; Former Deputy Executive Director of Programs, Human Rights Watch
🎙️Maddie Freeman - Founder & CEO, NoSo November; 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 in Education; Youth Fellow at the Centre
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@iainlevine.bsky.social - Former Human Rights Professional, Meta; Former Deputy Executive Director of Programs, Human Rights Watch
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Featured speakers include:
🎙️Maddie Freeman - Founder & CEO, NoSo November; 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 in Education; Youth Fellow at the Centre
🎙️
@iainlevine.bsky.social - Former Human Rights Professional, Meta; Former Deputy Executive Director of Programs, Human Rights Watch
🎙️Maddie Freeman - Founder & CEO, NoSo November; 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 in Education; Youth Fellow at the Centre
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@iainlevine.bsky.social - Former Human Rights Professional, Meta; Former Deputy Executive Director of Programs, Human Rights Watch
The discussion will examine how youth can:
• Redefine civic engagement to build inclusive communities.
• Integrate lived experiences into policymaking to inform digital governance.
• Counter online harms through activism, creativity, and collaboration.
• Redefine civic engagement to build inclusive communities.
• Integrate lived experiences into policymaking to inform digital governance.
• Counter online harms through activism, creativity, and collaboration.
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The discussion will examine how youth can:
• Redefine civic engagement to build inclusive communities.
• Integrate lived experiences into policymaking to inform digital governance.
• Counter online harms through activism, creativity, and collaboration.
• Redefine civic engagement to build inclusive communities.
• Integrate lived experiences into policymaking to inform digital governance.
• Counter online harms through activism, creativity, and collaboration.
We were honoured to welcome @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social for his keynote address, Safeguarding Europe's Information Ecosystem, wherein he outlined the EU's three-dimensional approach to digital governance. Watch the full video here: tinyurl.com/43b3avhv
Safeguarding Europe’s Information Ecosystem (Michael McGrath) | Attention: Govern Or Be Governed
Michael McGrath (EU Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection) opened Attention: Govern Or Be Governed with a keynote address on how to safeguard Europe's information ecosystem. Attention: Govern Or Be Governed was a two-day international gathering, dedicated to understanding how the world's democracies can chart a new path forward in the digital age. This event was presented by Paradigms, the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, and the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University. Visit the Attention website to learn more: https://www.attentionconferences.com/conferences/2025-forum
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November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We were honoured to welcome @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social for his keynote address, Safeguarding Europe's Information Ecosystem, wherein he outlined the EU's three-dimensional approach to digital governance. Watch the full video here: tinyurl.com/43b3avhv
Jim Balsillie addressed the current sovereignty crisis, describing the situation as a multi-decade failure exacerbated by bullying from the U.S. and Trump.
You can hear more from his conversation with @taylorowen.bsky.social here: youtu.be/-Isg3sPf9nw?...
You can hear more from his conversation with @taylorowen.bsky.social here: youtu.be/-Isg3sPf9nw?...
Interview (Jim Balsillie & Taylor Owen) Un-Capturing Democracy | Attention: Govern Or Be Governed
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November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Jim Balsillie addressed the current sovereignty crisis, describing the situation as a multi-decade failure exacerbated by bullying from the U.S. and Trump.
You can hear more from his conversation with @taylorowen.bsky.social here: youtu.be/-Isg3sPf9nw?...
You can hear more from his conversation with @taylorowen.bsky.social here: youtu.be/-Isg3sPf9nw?...
Click here to watch @yoshuabengio.bsky.social's full interview with with @muradhem.bsky.social (Journalist, @thelogic.co) about transparency in AI and how to achieve it: tinyurl.com/mr3p3y8k
Transparency in AI and How to Achieve It (Yoshua Bengio) | Attention: Govern Or Be Governed
Murad Hemmadi (Journalist, The Logic) interviews Professor Yoshua Bengio (Co-President and Scientific Director of LawZero and Founder and Scientific Advisor of Mila) about what transparency in AI looks like and how we can achieve it. This conversation took place at Attention: Govern Or Be Governed. Attention: Govern Or Be Governed was a two-day international gathering, dedicated to understanding how the world's democracies can chart a new path forward in the digital age. This event was presented by Paradigms, the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, and the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University. Visit the Attention website to learn more: https://www.attentionconferences.com/conferences/2025-forum
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November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Click here to watch @yoshuabengio.bsky.social's full interview with with @muradhem.bsky.social (Journalist, @thelogic.co) about transparency in AI and how to achieve it: tinyurl.com/mr3p3y8k
Bengio discussed ways to encourage more transparency for AI companies, like identifying potential risk through independent auditors. As for Canada's role, he argued that forming alliances with other countries is the best way to support safe and ethical design of AI.
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Bengio discussed ways to encourage more transparency for AI companies, like identifying potential risk through independent auditors. As for Canada's role, he argued that forming alliances with other countries is the best way to support safe and ethical design of AI.
We were very fortunate to welcome Frank McCourt for a conversation with conference host @ambermac.bsky.social about what the future of tech could look like. We hope you enjoy their conversation as much as we did. Have a look here: tinyurl.com/3zapzem9
Keynote Conversation: Frank McCourt and Amber Mac | Attention: Govern Or Be Governed
At Attention: Govern Or Be Governed, Host Amber Mac interviewed Frank McCourt (Founder, Project Liberty and Executive Chairman, McCourt Global) about what the future of tech could be. Attention: Govern Or Be Governed was a two-day international gathering, dedicated to understanding how the world's democracies can chart a new path forward in the digital age. This event was presented by Paradigms, the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, and the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University. Visit the Attention website to learn more: https://www.attentionconferences.com/conferences/2025-forum
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November 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
We were very fortunate to welcome Frank McCourt for a conversation with conference host @ambermac.bsky.social about what the future of tech could look like. We hope you enjoy their conversation as much as we did. Have a look here: tinyurl.com/3zapzem9
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Amid the rise of climate disinformation and obstruction in Canada, our October 2025 polling from the Media Ecosystem Observatory, led by @sonjasolomun.bsky.social and @chrispyross.bsky.social, indicates that Canadians share this concern.
#climateaction #COP30 #climatechange
#climateaction #COP30 #climatechange
November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Amid the rise of climate disinformation and obstruction in Canada, our October 2025 polling from the Media Ecosystem Observatory, led by @sonjasolomun.bsky.social and @chrispyross.bsky.social, indicates that Canadians share this concern.
#climateaction #COP30 #climatechange
#climateaction #COP30 #climatechange
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86% of Canadians believe that during extreme weather events governments should require social media platforms to ensure the accuracy of information and prevent the promotion of disinformation.
November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
86% of Canadians believe that during extreme weather events governments should require social media platforms to ensure the accuracy of information and prevent the promotion of disinformation.
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82% of Canadians want Canada to participate in global efforts to strengthen information integrity on digital platforms.
November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
82% of Canadians want Canada to participate in global efforts to strengthen information integrity on digital platforms.
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78% of Canadians express concern about online disinformation related to climate change, while 88% report concern about public health disinformation.
November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
78% of Canadians express concern about online disinformation related to climate change, while 88% report concern about public health disinformation.
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78% of Canadians are worried about harmful information circulating during crises such as wildfires and floods.
November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
78% of Canadians are worried about harmful information circulating during crises such as wildfires and floods.
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You can read more about our findings here: tinyurl.com/4vvwrnkt
Polling Shows That Canadians Support Action on Climate Information Integrity — Media Ecosystem Observatory
polling climate disinformation canada information integrity
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November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
You can read more about our findings here: tinyurl.com/4vvwrnkt
Doctorow joined us at #AttnGovernOrBeGoverned to discuss what he refers to as "Enshittification," and how we can reimagine our digital public infrastructure to actually serve us. Now you can learn about how this happened and what to do about it here: tinyurl.com/47t6dmxj
Reimagining Digital Public Infrastructure (Cory Doctorow) | Attention: Govern Or Be Governed
Writer and activist Cory Doctorow on how we can reimagine digital public infrastructure that actually works for us. This talk was part of Attention: Govern Or Be Governed. Attention: Govern Or Be Governed was a two-day international gathering, dedicated to understanding how the world's democracies can chart a new path forward in the digital age. This event was presented by Paradigms, the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, and the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University. Visit the Attention website to learn more: https://www.attentionconferences.com/conferences/2025-forum
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November 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Doctorow joined us at #AttnGovernOrBeGoverned to discuss what he refers to as "Enshittification," and how we can reimagine our digital public infrastructure to actually serve us. Now you can learn about how this happened and what to do about it here: tinyurl.com/47t6dmxj
Click here to see their full talk: youtu.be/G2QTiigCdX8?...
Canada’s New Approach to AI (Evan Solomon with Anna Jahn) | Attention: Govern Or Be Governed
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November 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Click here to see their full talk: youtu.be/G2QTiigCdX8?...