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Mar 14, 2023 · Now, President Biden's friend, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is close to having new laws in place that would expand government regulation of online speech in Canada. In fact, Biden will be ...
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Apr 9, 2024 · The Canadian Civil Liberties Association criticized the bill, saying it would lead to “overbroad violations of expressive freedom, privacy, protest rights and liberty,” and would give a...
Dec 18, 2023 · Canada's justice minister said he hopes to avoid accusations that the Liberal government is trying to regulate or curb speech with its planed bill to protect people from online harms.
- What Is Bill C-10?
- What About Those Controversial Amendments?
- Why Are Some People worried?
- Could Regulators Control What People Post on Social Media?
- What About The Politics of The Bill?
Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault introduced Bill C-10 in November. The stated intent was to modernize the Broadcasting Act for an era when Canadians increasingly consume music, movies, TV shows, videos and podcasts either online or through mobile apps. The government says the objective is to ensure that digital streaming services enjoyi...
In its original form, Bill C-10 exempted user-generated content posted to social media sites from the CRTC's authority. That meant professionally-produced shows or songs streamed on Crave, Netflix, Amazon Prime or Spotify would be subject to CRTC regulation, while music videos on YouTube, posts made to Facebook or podcasts uploaded to Apple Podcast...
Critics say these amendments could give the CRTC the power to regulate the posts that millions of Canadians upload every day to platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Michael Geist, a University of Ottawa professor and the Canada Research Chair in internet law, said those posts could be treated as "programs," which would allow the...
According to the federal government, Bill C-10 is not meant to moderate content posted by individual users. "[Bill C-10] doesn't allow for ... the government [or] the CRTC to do content moderation, determine topics or subjects published, or impose removal of content based on Canadian content requirements," Gagné-Raynauld said. So cat videos and aco...
The bill is now undergoing a clause-by-clause review at the heritage committee; the next meeting is scheduled for Friday. The Liberals require the support of at least one opposition party to pass it. The Conservative Party has called on the government to scrap the amendments to Bill C-10. "Conservatives support creating a level playing field betwee...
Oct 10, 2024 · TDF warns that Bill C-63 establishes an online speech control system that threatens free expression in Canada, and argues the government can't be trusted with such power, citing historical use of censorship by authoritarian regimes to suppress dissent.
Apr 4, 2024 · Bill C-63 may need some work, but overall it strikes a good balance between preventing harm and preserving free speech, using a mix of regulators, criminal, and human rights measures to curb hateful and harmful content on the internet. Hate speech poses a tangible and present threat to Canadian democracy.
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Mar 21, 2024 · The question is: Do you agree or disagree with allowing people to file complaints about online hate speech to the Canadian Human Rights Commission? The result was 71% for, 16% against. An earlier Leger poll found widespread public support for a companion federal Bill C-367 that would repeal the current exemption in criminal hate laws for good ...
