How a Montreal Cannabis Panel Fell Afoul of Facebook’s Censors
Facebook recently censored an event page for a panel on marijuana legalization taking place in Montreal for “promoting illegal drugs.” This raises questions about how U.S. laws spill across the border and affect Canadian interactions on social media. According to Professor Taylor Owen, “this is the cost of privatizing our public sphere”.
The Liberal Government’s Push to Transform Vancouver into a Tech Hub
Taylor Owen was featured in an article in The Star to discuss the future of Vancouver with tech companies, following the opening of new Amazon offices in Vancouver.
The era of Big Tech self-governance has come to an end
Taylor Owen, a professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and UBC School of Journalism, wrote an op-ed in the Globe and Mail about how Silicon Valley’s self-regulation has come to an end.
The new rules for the internet – and why deleting Facebook isn’t enough
MPPGA Professor Taylor Owen and New America Senior Advisor Ben Scott wrote an article in the Globe and Mail about ideas for future web regulation. “We urgently need new democratic rules for the internet that enhance the rights of citizens and protect the integrity of our public sphere and tackle the structural problems of our current digital economy.
How Surveillance Capitalism Undermines Democracy
School of Public Policy and Global Affairs professor, Taylor Owen, spoke with the Centre for International Government Innovation about how misinformation coming from social media can threaten democracy. Watch here:
Interview with Professor Taylor Owen: Is it time to #DeleteFacebook?
MPPGA Professor Taylor Owen was recently interviewed on Facebook user privacy issues by Global News. Despite the “four or five platform companies that largely control the Internet and all of the economic and social activity that comes with that, we are starting to see a big push back by large political institutions with large privacy regulations and legislation.”
MPPGA Professor Taylor Owen was appointed as a member of the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
MPPGA Professor Taylor Owen was appointed as one of the members of the governing council for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) in Ottawa on February 14th, 2018.
So, the liberal order is in free fall? Not so fast
Op-ed by Prof. Taylor Owen and UBC Visiting Fellow Robert Muggah “So, the liberal order is in free fall? Not so fast” in The Globe and Mail on the fears of a democratic deficit and the decline of the global liberal order.
Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon are threatening our democracy
If you care about democracy, listen to School of Public Policy and Global Affairs Professor Taylor Owen argue how Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon are manipulating our lives on CBC Ideas, here. This interview also features a lecture that Prof. Owen gave last month, called The Dalton Camp Lecture in Journalism.
Is Facebook a threat to democracy?
In his latest Globe and Mail op-ed, Professor Taylor Owen argues that Facebook threatens the integrity of Canadian democracy. With Facebook’s recent announcement of the Canadian Election Integrity Initiative, Professor Owen argues that we are heading into new and immensely challenging public policy terrain and what is certain is that the easy and politically expedient […]
MPPGA Professor Taylor Owen Named Top Foreign Policy Influencer
As global interest in Canada continues, and new voices from academia and politics emerge on social media, this year OpenCanada shines a light on 100 Canadian foreign policy Twitterati, including MPPGA and UBC Journalism professor Taylor Owen.
Quantum Leap: China’s Satellite and the New Arms Race
Taylor Owen’s new article in Foreign Affairs explores the exciting and terrifying possibilities that the new generation of quantum science brings. Could China’s new quantum satellite mean the start of an Arms Race?
The World Won’t Wait: Why Canada Needs to Rethink its International Policies
MPPGA Professor Taylor Owen’s new book, co-authored by Roland Paris, underlines the need for an ambitious and forward-looking Canadian international strategy. The worldwide changes that jeopardize Canadian security and prosperity are profound, ranging from the globalization of commerce, crime, and political extremism to the impact of climate change on the economy and environment.