Canada’s Competition Law Enforcement Has Failed: Innovation Minister Rubber Stamps Rogers Shaw Merger Drew Wilson | April 1, 2023 Canadian Innovation Minister, François-Philippe Champagne, has stopped pretending and rubber stamped the Rogers Shaw merger.
Bill C-11 Passes House of Commons, Now at Senate for Final Vote Drew Wilson | March 31, 2023 The Canadian senate is now officially the only thing standing in the way of Bill C-11 abolishing freedom of expression.
Death to User Generated Content! Government Debating Closure Motion on Bill C-11 Drew Wilson | March 30, 2023 The government is ramming through the free speech killing Bill C-11 by debating a closure motion. It’s putting user generated content on notice.
Is Bill C-18 Unconstitutional? CIPPIC Thinks So in Critical Paper Drew Wilson | March 29, 2023 Other voices have chimed in to criticize Bill C-18. CIPPIC concludes that Bill C-18 appears to have constitutional problems.
Bloc MP: Abolishing Free Speech to Pass Bill C-11 is “Worth It” Drew Wilson | March 27, 2023 Some MPs appear to now be admitting that Bill C-11 does violate freedom of expression, but are saying that it’s a sacrifice they are willing to make.
Questions Emerge on Whether Bill C-18 is Even Constitutional Drew Wilson | March 26, 2023 Bill C-18 is highly questionable, but is it constitutional? A former CRTC chair and former general counsel at the Justice Department weighs in.
Report: UK Giving Google, Facebook 170 Million+ Reasons to Drop News Links in Canada Drew Wilson | March 25, 2023 The price of offering a free service of allowing links to news on platforms like Google and Facebook is going up. This thanks to the UK.
If Social Media Follows the File-Sharing Development Blueprint, Where Could it Head Next? Drew Wilson | March 24, 2023 With Mastodon’s rise along with decentralized social media, where could things go to from here if it continues to follow file-sharing’s footsteps?
Does Google and Facebook Revenue Depend on News? Quarterly Reports from Both Say “No” Drew Wilson | March 23, 2023 One of the constant messaging from big publishing is that Google and Facebook depend on news to keep the money flowing. The data suggests otherwise.
How Decentralized Social Media Can Thwart Canada’s Efforts to Regulate the Internet Drew Wilson | March 22, 2023 ActivityPub, and the popularity of Mastadon could be a sign that Canada’s efforts to regulate the internet with Bill’s C-11 and C-18 may go down in flames.
