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The Canadian federal government's Bill C-63, the Online Harms Act, aims to create a safer digital environment by compelling online platforms to remove harmful content and establishing a new Digital Safety Commission. The legislation targets seven categories of harm, including child sexual exploitation and non-consensual intimate content. However, the bill has ignited a fierce debate, with critics raising significant concerns about its potential impact on free expression, citing broad definitions and severe new penalties, including life imprisonment for certain hate speech offenses, which they argue could lead to censorship.