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Daily Mirror
6 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
FA chief makes blunt social media demand after Lionesses star Jess Carter racially abused
Jess Carter took the decision to withdraw from social media after receiving racial abuse online during England's Euro 2025 campaign and FA CEO Mark Bullingham has had his say FA CEO Mark Bullingham recognises work needs to be done to tackle online abuse after Lionesses star Jess Carter suffered racial abuse during the women's Euros in Switzerland. Carter has stepped away from social media after the abuse, which has prompted the FA to get UK police involved. It comes a few short years after England men's stars Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were subject to racial abuse after the Euro 2020 final, which was held in summer 2021. 'We did think things would improve [since 2021] and we lobbied very hard together with Kick it Out and other representatives in football to make sure the Online Harms Act came through,' Bullingham said. 'I think we would have liked it to have been stronger in some cases – if you look at the specific areas like 'legal but harmful' and things like that. There's a real risk that if we're not firm in how the act is implemented, it won't be as strong as we hope. 'I think now it's incumbent on Ofcom to make sure they really do bring those responsible for running social media platforms to account and I haven't seen huge progress in the last couple of years. We would like to see it now." He added that the FA had held meetings with social media platforms in recent years, but said 'we haven't seen the progress we'd like to have seen'. One issue comes from the fact that some of the abuse - around half, Bullingham estimates - comes from overseas and doesn't fall into the UK authorities' jurisdiction. 'If you look at the kind of areas of prevention, I think the prevention generally is done by the social media companies,' he added. 'If you look at the prosecution, obviously we can only work with the UK police, generally. 'There are, when we work with some of the companies that support us, there are occasions where you can prosecute outside the UK, but it's really hard and generally really expensive. Obviously anything FIFA can do to bring pressure to bear, and they have, we've spoken with FIFA and UEFA on this, bring pressure to bear on social media companies, prevention is always better than a cure, right? 'So if we can work with them on that, that would be better, but where there are occasions, make sure we can prosecute. And we do think that people who perpetrate these hate crimes should be prosecuted wherever they are in the world.' Bullingham added that there were "multiple" instances of social media abuse when it came to those targeting Carter, reinforcing the message that prevention can be as important as the removal of offensive material. "I would say that all social media platforms could be a lot better," he said. "There has been a lot of focus on taking down content and I think they could be better at taking down content but, more importantly, they could be much better at preventing it as well and then aiding prosecution when it happens. So they need to be better. "I don't think that a particular platform is worse than some of the others. They like to take the view that they are just a portal, but actually they need to take responsibility as a publisher and make sure this vitriol and hate crime does not appear on their sites."
Hamilton Spectator
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Jordan Peterson's $2M Toronto home has been listed for sale as he moves to the U.S.
Jordan Peterson has moved to the States — and Torontonians are already lining up to purchase his more than $2 million Seaton Village home. The controversial psychologist and political commentator made clear his plans to move south of the border late last year, when he went on his daughter Mikhaila Fuller's podcast and revealed it had become 'uncomfortable' to stay in his Toronto neighbourhood. 'As soon as you're successful anywhere in the world, if you have any sense, you move to the United States,' Peterson said, 'because everything is way easier here and you don't get hassled as much.' Peterson's realtor, Daniel Freeman, told the Star he had seen significant interest from buyers since the listing went live Saturday. 'My clients have been great to work with,' Freeman said, adding that he grew up in the same neighbourhood and has known the Peterson family for a 'long time.' Peterson and his organizations did not immediately respond to the Star's requests for comment. The exterior view of the Peterson family home at 68 Olive Ave. The Peterson family has resided in the roughly 100-year-old property at 68 Olive Ave. since 1999, Freeman said — what the listing describes as a 'bespoke retreat that fuses bold architecture with soulful living.' 'The house is so modest on the outside,' Freeman said. 'It's just a modest Seaton Village home, which I like because you go in and suddenly the big reveal: everything's done to a high, high level of craftsmanship and detail.' The home's stained glass front door opens onto a heated porch, enclosed by custom stained glass windows from Toronto's EGD Glass Studio. The heated front porch is encased with custom floor-to-ceiling stained glass windows. The open first floor has floor-to-ceiling windows opening onto the backyard. 'Every wall in the yard has plants growing on it, fed by an irrigation system,' Freeman said. The first two floors were redone by Toronto interior designer Shelley Kirsch in 2019. The third floor was designed to resemble an Indigenous longhouse . The floors here were supposedly taken from an ice rink that Wayne Gretzky played on as a child, Freeman said, and houses a third bedroom under a barrel-vaulted, wooden ceiling with a skylight. The third-floor bedroom evokes the feeling of a cabin. The basement contains two more bedrooms as well as a built-in infrared sauna. The home is selling for $2,268,000. 'I would also argue that the level of care, thought, and cost that went into designing everything is not reflected in the asking price,' Freeman said. 'It's extremely good value for what they've done.' The first floor dining area of the home. Speaking on his daughter's podcast last December, Peterson said his decision to leave was sparked by his spat with the college for Ontario psychologists, his opposition to the federal Liberals' proposed Online Harms Act and gripes with local institutions like the Toronto District School Board, which he called 'probably the most woke institution in North America.' Peterson also said he lived in a 'kind of champagne socialist neighbourhood' and was 'less popular in my own neighbourhood than I am anywhere else in the world, literally.' Peterson's spat with the college stemmed from complaints over social media posts about, among other things, a 'not beautiful' plus-size model . The college ordered Peterson to undergo a coaching program on professionalism in public statements. The governing body for psychologists made the order after receiving numerous complaints over Peterson's commentary, which has been criticized for attacking feminism and racial diversity. Peterson called the dispute 'very annoying, to say the least.' Meanwhile, Peterson has repeatedly taken aim at Bill C-63, the Online Harms Act, sparking debate over how Ottawa should best strike the balance between protecting its citizens and their right to express themselves freely. 'We'd all be living in a totalitarian hellhole if it passes,' Peterson said on the podcast. Peterson didn't say where he moved to, but previously said he was near his daughter, who lives in Arizona. With files from Andy Takagi
Toronto Sun
17-07-2025
- Lifestyle
- Toronto Sun
Jordan Peterson lists Toronto home for $2.2 million as he heads to the U.S.
Pad boasts a 'third floor loft retreat that feels plucked from a Muskoka escape' Get the latest from Mark Daniell straight to your inbox Dr. Jordan Peterson sits down with the Toronto Sun on Thursday March 1, 2018. Photo by Craig Robertson / Toronto Sun Last December, p sychologist Jordan Peterson revealed he had left Canada over his distaste with the Liberal government, its Online Harms Act, and his battle with the College of Psychologists. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account That move has become permanent amid news that Peterson has listed his three-storey home in Toronto's Seaton Village for $2,268,000. In its listing, the five-bedroom, three-bathroom pad is described as being 'a rchitecturally distinct and masterfully customized' and 'grounded in community and elevated in spirit.' Among its other attributes is a ' third-floor loft retreat that feels plucked from a Muskoka escape' and a 'private wellness zone with radiant heated floors, an infrared sauna, and a walkout to the lush backyard.' In an email to the National Post , Peterson's daughter, Mikhaila Fuller, said that her parents are moving because 'they were hardly in Toronto at all anymore, and it didn't make sense to keep the house.' Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Just before Christmas last year, the 12 Rules For Life author made the announcement during a sit down with Mikhaila on her podcast that he had left for the U.S. Peterson, 63, who is a retired University of Toronto psychology professor, had been involved in a very public battle with a regulatory body's order to send him 'to re-education camp' or potentially lose his licence to practise. 'The issue with the College of Psychologists is very annoying, to say the least, and the new legislation that the Liberals are attempting to push through, Bill C-63, I'll be living in a totalitarian hellhole if it passes,' Peterson said. 'And it could well pass.' The Liberals' proposed Online Harms Act, Bill C-63, calls for life sentences for hate crimes or promoting genocide. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Peterson then cited the Liberals' economic policies as another reason he was fleeing the country. ' The tax situation is out of hand,' Peterson continued. 'The government in Canada at the federal level is incompetent beyond belief. And it's become uncomfortable for me in my neighbourhood in Toronto.' Thanks to the authoritarian Liberal thugs in our government, Canada has lost a national treasure. Jordan Peterson has announced that he is officially moving to the States. This made me sad. — Kat Hemsley (@KatKanada_TM) December 12, 2024 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Peterson also lashed out at Justin Trudeau over his government's immigration policy that saw immigration levels spike to record numbers during his leadership. 'Everything that's gone wrong on the immigration front in Canada is 100% attributable to Justin Trudeau and his pack of demented minions,' Peterson told Fox News' Brian Kilmeade. Peterson said Trudeau's policies — which saw the country's population explode to 41 million people, up from 37.5 million in 2019 — 'demolished the Canadian immigration system and threw the borders wide open, upending decades of effective immigration policy in Canada.' Ahead of April's federal election, Peterson warned podcaster Joe Rogan that if Trudeau's successor, Mark Carney, was given a mandate by Canadians to lead the country, his fellow citizens will have chosen the path of 'severe pain.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'People correct course either by waking up or by experiencing severe pain, and it looks to me like we've chosen the severe pain route,' Peterson said , predicting that with Carney in charge Canada could face a drastic economic decline and social chaos. 'Spiralling housing prices, a lot of social instability in Canada, especially since Oct. 7; all my Jewish friends in Toronto are terrified,' Peterson said. 'That's not fun. I don't like seeing that. It's awful.' Calling the sale of the family home 'bittersweet,' Peterson's daughter said her parents are moving to Arizona's Paradise Valley — located between Scottsdale and Phoenix — to be close to her and her family. mdaniell@ Read More Tennis MMA Toronto & GTA Celebrity Gadgets
The Province
29-06-2025
- Politics
- The Province
Liberals revamping online harms bill with focus on deepfakes, exploitation and AI: justice minister
'The world changes and governments would be remiss if they didn't recognize that policy needs to shift,' says Sean Fraser Published Jun 29, 2025 • 4 minute read Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the federal government will revisit its online harm legislation this summer, with a renewed focus on AI, deepfake and child protection. Photo by JULIE OLIVER / Postmedia Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the federal government plans to take a 'fresh' look at its online harms legislation over the summer, but it's not clear yet exactly what the bill will look like when it is reintroduced. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. 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Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors It would be the Liberals' third attempt to pass legislation to address harmful behaviour online. Fraser told The Canadian Press in an interview that the government hasn't decided whether to rewrite or simply reintroduce the Online Harms Act, which was introduced in 2024 but did not pass. He said Canadians can expect measures addressing deepfakes and child exploitation 'to be included in legislative reforms coming up in the near future.' In their election platform, the Liberals promised to make the distribution of non-consensual sexual deepfakes a criminal offence. They also pledged to introduce a bill to protect children from online sexploitation and extortion, and to give law enforcement and prosecutors additional tools to pursue those crimes. Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Fraser said the growth of artificial intelligence is influencing the discussions. The spread of generative AI has changed both the online space and everyday life since the federal government first introduced the legislation. 'We will have that in mind as we revisit the specifics of online harms legislation,' he added. 'The world changes and governments would be remiss if they didn't recognize that policy needs to shift.' Who's responsible for online harms? Responsibility for troubled file floats between ministers Online harms legislation was first proposed by then-heritage minister Steven Guilbeault in 2021, but after widespread criticism, the government pivoted and shifted the file to the justice minister. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Guilbeault is now back in his old ministry, which has been renamed Canadian identity and culture. Prime Minister Mark Carney has also created an artificial intelligence ministry, headed up by rookie MP Evan Solomon. Fraser said he expects 'significant engagement' with Guilbeault and Solomon, but it will be determined later which minister will take the lead on the file. The first version of the bill alarmed critics who warned that the provision requiring platforms to take down offending content within 24 hours would undermine free expression. When Fraser's predecessor, Arif Virani, introduced the Online Harms Act in 2024, the bill restricted that 24-hour takedown provision to content that sexually victimizes a child or revictimizes a survivor, or intimate content shared without consent, including deepfakes. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, walks behind Prime Minister Mark Carney. Photo by John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette It also required social media companies to explain how they plan to reduce the risks their platforms pose to users, and imposed on them a duty to protect children. But the government also included Criminal Code and Canadian Human Rights Act amendments targeting hate in the same legislation — which some said risked chilling free speech. In late 2024, Virani said he would split those controversial provisions off into a separate bill, but that didn't happen before this spring's federal election was called, and the bill died on the order paper. Fraser said no decision has been made yet on whether to bring back online harms legislation in one bill or two. 'That is precisely the kind of thing that I want to have an opportunity to discuss with stakeholders, to ensure we're moving forward in a way that will create a broad base of public support,' he said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Fraser said the government could 'modify existing versions that we may have on the shelf from the previous Parliament as may be needed, or to accept the form in which we had the legislation.' He added he wants to have a 'fresh consideration of the path forward, where I personally can benefit from the advice of those closest to the file who know best how to keep kids safe online.' While the government hasn't set a date to introduce legislation, it could include some online harms measures in a crime bill Fraser plans to table in the fall. Fraser said online harms provisions that 'touch more specifically on criminal activity' could be 'included in one piece of legislation, with a broader set of reforms on online harms at a different time.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner said she hopes to get Liberal support for her private members' bill that tackles online harms. It's a second version of legislation previously introduced by the Alberta MP, who says she tried to incorporate feedback from stakeholder groups and the previous response to C-63. Her bill would impose on platforms a duty of care for children, and modernize laws around non-consensual distribution of intimate images to include sexual deepfakes, among other measures. Rempel Garner said she wrote the proposed bill, which she argues can be quickly passed and implemented, as 'a non-partisan plea to move forward with legislation that could provide immediate protections without forcing massive trade offs in civil liberties.' Read More Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here. Vancouver Canucks BC Lions Vancouver Canucks News News
Vancouver Sun
29-06-2025
- Politics
- Vancouver Sun
Liberals revamping online harms bill with focus on deepfakes, exploitation and AI: justice minister
Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the federal government plans to take a 'fresh' look at its online harms legislation over the summer, but it's not clear yet exactly what the bill will look like when it is reintroduced. It would be the Liberals' third attempt to pass legislation to address harmful behaviour online. Fraser told The Canadian Press in an interview that the government hasn't decided whether to rewrite or simply reintroduce the Online Harms Act, which was introduced in 2024 but did not pass. He said Canadians can expect measures addressing deepfakes and child exploitation 'to be included in legislative reforms coming up in the near future.' Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. In their election platform, the Liberals promised to make the distribution of non-consensual sexual deepfakes a criminal offence. They also pledged to introduce a bill to protect children from online sexploitation and extortion, and to give law enforcement and prosecutors additional tools to pursue those crimes. Fraser said the growth of artificial intelligence is influencing the discussions. The spread of generative AI has changed both the online space and everyday life since the federal government first introduced the legislation. 'We will have that in mind as we revisit the specifics of online harms legislation,' he added. 'The world changes and governments would be remiss if they didn't recognize that policy needs to shift.' Online harms legislation was first proposed by then-heritage minister Steven Guilbeault in 2021, but after widespread criticism, the government pivoted and shifted the file to the justice minister. Guilbeault is now back in his old ministry, which has been renamed Canadian identity and culture. Prime Minister Mark Carney has also created an artificial intelligence ministry, headed up by rookie MP Evan Solomon. Fraser said he expects 'significant engagement' with Guilbeault and Solomon, but it will be determined later which minister will take the lead on the file. The first version of the bill alarmed critics who warned that the provision requiring platforms to take down offending content within 24 hours would undermine free expression. When Fraser's predecessor, Arif Virani, introduced the Online Harms Act in 2024, the bill restricted that 24-hour takedown provision to content that sexually victimizes a child or revictimizes a survivor, or intimate content shared without consent, including deepfakes. It also required social media companies to explain how they plan to reduce the risks their platforms pose to users, and imposed on them a duty to protect children. But the government also included Criminal Code and Canadian Human Rights Act amendments targeting hate in the same legislation — which some said risked chilling free speech. In late 2024, Virani said he would split those controversial provisions off into a separate bill, but that didn't happen before this spring's federal election was called, and the bill died on the order paper. Fraser said no decision has been made yet on whether to bring back online harms legislation in one bill or two. 'That is precisely the kind of thing that I want to have an opportunity to discuss with stakeholders, to ensure we're moving forward in a way that will create a broad base of public support,' he said. Fraser said the government could 'modify existing versions that we may have on the shelf from the previous Parliament as may be needed, or to accept the form in which we had the legislation.' He added he wants to have a 'fresh consideration of the path forward, where I personally can benefit from the advice of those closest to the file who know best how to keep kids safe online.' While the government hasn't set a date to introduce legislation, it could include some online harms measures in a crime bill Fraser plans to table in the fall. Fraser said online harms provisions that 'touch more specifically on criminal activity' could be 'included in one piece of legislation, with a broader set of reforms on online harms at a different time.' Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner said she hopes to get Liberal support for her private members' bill that tackles online harms. It's a second version of legislation previously introduced by the Alberta MP, who says she tried to incorporate feedback from stakeholder groups and the previous response to C-63. Her bill would impose on platforms a duty of care for children, and modernize laws around non-consensual distribution of intimate images to include sexual deepfakes, among other measures. Rempel Garner said she wrote the proposed bill, which she argues can be quickly passed and implemented, as 'a non-partisan plea to move forward with legislation that could provide immediate protections without forcing massive trade offs in civil liberties.' Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here .
