During a Canadian Justice interview, Professor Richard Moon appeared as a freedom of expression expert to discuss politicians blocking Twitter users.
"Our free speech doctrine grew up in a very different context, and we are having to rethink how we understand and apply it to new media," says Professor Moon. "That is the real challenge."
He adds: "Given that Twitter and other social media platforms are privately owned, it appears that the Charter [of Rights and Freedoms] is not directly applicable to them. The question is whether or not we can distinguish the particular account from the platform itself as a political actor."
Professor Moon suggests that we will need to be creative in thinking about how we translate our current doctrine in this new context.