Media Surprised That the TikTok Moral Panic Isn’t Very Effective, but They Shouldn’t Be Surprised Drew Wilson | March 14, 2023 With the heavy push by media and the government to start a moral panic over TikTok, it seems that the target audience is tuning out.
Bill C-27 (Privacy Reform) Did Stop Being Stalled and Advance by One Debate Drew Wilson | March 12, 2023 Progress for Canada’s privacy reform bill (Bill C-27) has been upgraded from dead stop to snails pace.
TikTok Responds: Asks if Anyone Would Mind Telling Them What This is All About Drew Wilson | March 2, 2023 TikTok has now responded to the so-called “concerns” about security and privacy by asking questions about what the government is on about.
Multiple Provinces Ban TikTok on Gov’t Devices As Explanation Eludes the Public Drew Wilson | March 1, 2023 The bans of TikTok on government devices is spreading, but some have admitted that they don’t even know what the threat is.
Security Theatre: Canadian Government Bans TikTok from Gov’t Devices for Vague “Security Concerns” Drew Wilson | February 27, 2023 The Canadian government has chosen to ban TikTok from government devices for “security concerns”. The move seems to be pure performance.
The TikTok Privacy “Investigation” Faces a Very Uphill Battle in Canada Drew Wilson | February 26, 2023 Headlines have said that TikTok is facing a privacy “investigation” in Canada. It faces an enormous uphill battle.
US Tables Bill to Ban TikTok for the Crime of Collecting Personal Information Drew Wilson | December 18, 2022 TikTok, like so many other websites these days, collects personal information. That has caused US lawmakers to table a bill banning it.
CMF Ghosts Canadian Creator After Telling Senators They are Looking for Canadian Creators Drew Wilson | November 9, 2022 The Canada Media Fund (CMF) told Senators that they want to help Canadian creators. We contacted them directly. Apparently, they are not interested in helping Canadian creators.
CRTC Encourages TikToker’s to Participate in Future Processes Drew Wilson | November 8, 2022 Oops, they confirmed it again. The CRTC issued a statement saying that TikToker’s are encouraged to participate.
Canadian Online Stars Contemplate VPNs, Leaving Canada Over Bill C-11 Drew Wilson | November 7, 2022 As Bill C-11 continues to make it’s way through, Canadian content creators are contemplating leaving the country.