Government: Funding Received from Online News Act Won’t All Go to News Production Drew Wilson | September 2, 2023 Would funding received from platforms go to news production under the Online News Act? Not necessarily, according to government.
Why Bill C-18 Needs Protections from Large Media Misusing Funding Drew Wilson | May 1, 2023 A lot of focus on the debate surrounding Bill C-18 has been about rail guards for platforms, what about rail guards for media outlets?
PBO May Have Overestimated Financial Benefits of Bill C-18 By 50% Drew Wilson | December 14, 2022 Recent data suggests that the Parliamentary Budget Officer may have over-estimated the financial benefits of Bill C-18 by as much as 50%.
More Evidence Bill C-18 Would Hand Majority of Money to Biggest Players Drew Wilson | November 15, 2022 The Australian history could repeat as new evidence emerges that the biggest players in Canada would receive most of C-18 benefits.
Government Officials Admit New Money Figures from Bill C-11 Are “Illustrative” Drew Wilson | July 2, 2022 After insisting that Bill C-11 means new funding, the Canadian government is admitting that the numbers are more or less made up.
How Canada Left Billions on the Table After Dragging Its Feet on Privacy Reform Drew Wilson | January 11, 2022 As fines continue to stack up for large tech giants abroad, Canadian’s are still waiting for privacy reform.
Liberal Critics of “Big Tech” Apparently Spent Big on Facebook Advertising Drew Wilson | September 24, 2021 The Liberals are seemingly no fan of “Big Tech”, but apparently are huge fan of throwing money at Facebook for advertising.
Democrats Table SAFE TECH Act In Their Effort to Gut Section 230 Drew Wilson | February 7, 2021 Trump tried to gut Section 230 and failed. Now, Democrats are trying their hand at gutting the law through the SAFE TECH Act.
Big Publishers Asking for Advertising Dollar Preferential Treatment Drew Wilson | April 5, 2020 Advertising dollars have been acing a squeeze lately. Now, Big UK publishers are calling for preferential treatment for their outlets.
Canadian Copyright Collective CPCC Demands a $160 Million Bailout Drew Wilson | June 14, 2018 It appears that Music Canada is not the only one calling on the Canadian government to hand them free money. The CPCC is also wanting a $160 Million bailout.
