Their democratic credibility is not the only thing some governments are willing to part with, as they obsessively “combat online disinformation:” there’s also money.
In Canada, millions are being spent to this end, the latest revealed instance being the funding of “research projects.”
A total of 16 such schemes will receive $1.2 million of taxpayer money, with the Department of Canadian Heritage announcement justifying this as essentially the need and the way to – preserve democracy.
Canada is spending taxpayer’s money to fight online “misinformation”
- by: Didi Rankovic
- 2023-01-17
- Source:
Reclaim the Net
- 01/18/2023
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by Hailey Sani is licensed under flickr Public Domain
Source:
Reclaim the Net
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by Hailey Sani is licensed under flickr Public Domain
