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Jun 29, 2018 · (2.1) A person who uses a social media service to upload programs for transmission over the Internet and reception by other users of the service — and who is not the provider of the service or the provider’s affiliate, or the agent or mandatary of either of them — does not, by the fact of that use, carry on a broadcasting undertaking for the purposes of this Act.
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- Was Section 4.1 Included in Bill C-10 in The First place?
- Did The Government Propose to Remove Section 4.1?
- How Are You Defining “Social Media Service”?
- Is There A Privacy Concern with Information Gathering?
- What Do You Mean by “An Affiliate” of A Social Media Service?
The Government of Canada recognizes that social media services have clearly become an important tool for self-expression for Canadians. As you are all aware, section 2.1 clearly excludes users from being considered broadcasters in respect of the programs they post to a social media service. Section 4.1 clarified that programs that are uploaded to a...
The Government, after hearing from industry stakeholders, felt that the calibration of section 4.1 wasn’t right. According to a recent survey from the Media Technology Monitor, nearly two-thirds of Canadians use YouTube as their primary music streaming service; many Canadians turn to social media services for programming that informs, enlightens, a...
Bill C-10 does not define the term “social media service”. That’s because this is a commonly used term and it has a well understood meaning. Many dictionaries include a definition of social media. For example, the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines social media as: forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microb...
The proposed changes are specifically intended to provide the CRTC with the powers to properly administer the Broadcasting Act. These information gathering provisions would allow the CRTC to obtain relevant financial information from an online undertaking that provides a social media service as well as programming information. But to safeguard priv...
Bill C-10 defines “affiliate” in terms of corporate control. Examples include a corporate parent or subsidiary of a social media service. In speaking about the Bill in a non-technical manner we often refer to “unaffiliated users” as a short-hand that means everyone but for (i) affiliates in the defined sense, (ii) the service itself and (iii) agent...
However, only the social media service would have regulatory responsibilities—and only with respect to commercial content distributed on its service. The Online Streaming Act would not apply to individual users of social media services. Everyday use of social media by Canadians, digital-first creators and influencers would not be regulated by ...
Marginal note: Non-application — programs on social media service. 4.1 (1) This Act does not apply in respect of a program that is uploaded to an online undertaking that provides a social media service by a user of the service for transmission over the Internet and reception by other users of the service.
Jun 21, 2022 · Non-application — programs on social media service. 4.1 (1) This Act does not apply in respect of a program that is uploaded to an online undertaking that provides a social media service by a user of the service for transmission over the Internet and reception by other users of the service. Application — certain programs
The Online Streaming Act would not apply to individual users of social media services. Everyday use of social media by Canadians, digital-first creators and influencers would not be regulated by the Online Streaming Act. The current Act has been crucial in supporting the development of Canadian cultural expression and Canada’s creative ...
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Nov 22, 2023 · The directions build on provisions in the Online Streaming Act and deliver on commitments by the Government to ensure that the Commission would only regulate social media platforms insofar as they are acting like broadcasters and not the social media elements of their services, which includes any content created and uploaded by everyday users (commonly known as user-generated content).
