Open this photo in gallery:No legislation can fully address online harms, but holding platforms to their own commitments offers a solution.Hollie Adams/ReutersSave for laterMichael Geist holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law. The Canadian government has a two-pronged legal strategy to counter rising hate: New Criminal Code provisions to address offline harms, such as intimidation or protests outside schools and places of worship, and the digital safety bill introduced in June, which targets online harms. A new legal duty to act responsibly, which would require internet platforms to publish...