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.
Canadian Chamber of Commerce Says Bill C-18 Demands are a Threat to Privacy Drew Wilson | March 21, 2023 The motion to demand huge amounts of information from anyone daring to criticize Bill C-18 isn’t sitting well with the business community.
Bill C-18: Media Increasingly Admit That the News Links Block Might Not Be a Bluff Drew Wilson | March 20, 2023 The Canadian government in pushing Bill C-18 insists that news links blocks is just a bluff. Publishers, however, don’t think so.
Political Revenge: Chris Bittle Attempts to Bully Those Opposed to Bill C-18 With Massive Demands Drew Wilson | March 17, 2023 The bullying and intimidation tactics of the Canadian government continues with Chris Bittle making massive demands of Bill C-18 opponents.
Canada Was Warned: Meta (Facebook) to Block News Links if Bill C-18 Not Amended Drew Wilson | March 11, 2023 Meta/Facebook has confirmed that it will block news links if Bill C-18 is not amended. It’s the latest warning from them.
Unsurprisingly, MPs Made the Google Committee Hearing a Colossal Waste of Time Drew Wilson | March 10, 2023 Google’s appearance before a House of Commons committee happened and Liberal and NDP MPs made it a massive waste of time.
Pablo Rodriguez Calling Canadian Creators Loopholes is a Warning Shot Against Online News Sites Drew Wilson | March 9, 2023 Pablo Rodriguez has called Canadian digital first creators “loopholes”. The dismissal should be concerning to independent online news outlets.
Senator Paula Simons Raises Concerns About Bill C-18 Drew Wilson | March 7, 2023 Senator Paula Simons says that Bill c-18 seems to be written by people who have never used the internet.
The Promised Land That Wasn’t: After Getting Link Tax, News Corp Australia Slashes 1,250 Jobs Drew Wilson | March 6, 2023 Bill C-18 supporters love to look to Australia to say what the benefits link taxes are. They probably don’t want to talk about the waves of layoffs that ensued.
