The Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy examines how media and emerging technologies shape democracy.

The rapidly shifting digital landscape is reshaping our society, our economy, and our democracy. The Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy (MTD) at McGill University is an interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to understanding and responding to the social, political, and policy challenges posed by our evolving information ecosystem and digital technologies.

LATEST WORK


PODCASTS

  • When the pandemic hit in 2020, it suddenly seemed like conspiracy theories were everywhere. And a recent poll found that 1 in 4 Canadians believe in online conspiracy theories. We’re no longer just living in different information bubbles. We’re living in different realities. On this season of Screen Time, Taylor Owen and Supriya Dwivedi dive into the murky world of online conspiracy theories and misinformation, trying and understand how we got there – and how we might bring us back.

  • Depending who you ask, big tech is either going to save humanity or destroy us. Taylor Owen thinks it’s a little more complicated than that. Join him in conversation with leading thinkers as they make sense of a world transformed by technology.Goes Here

  • Screen Time is a documentary podcast series which explores how digital technologies are shaping the everyday lives of children and youth. Produced as a partnership with TVO, and Antica Productions, this six-episode series brings together world-leading researchers studying kids and tech.