Only one-third of Canadians trust mainstream media outlets: new research
Canadians’ low trust in the media comes despite Justin Trudeau's claim that the government must subsidize CBC to ‘protect our democracy.’
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Most Canadians oppose internet censorship, federal report finds
According to the report, even those who voiced concern over potentially 'harmful' content on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat held that it 'was the responsibility of individuals' and not government to determine what Canadians can and cannot view.
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Canadian broadcast regulator considers pre-election ‘code of conduct’ to control newsrooms
The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission may look at regulations that include 'a complaint process pertaining to how groups of eligible news businesses are to be structured and their conduct.'
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Danielle Smith partnering with Elon Musk’s Starlink to bypass federal internet censorship laws
The Alberta government is working with SpaceX’s Starlink to avoid 'federal government delays launching projects and allocating funding' for internet access.
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Ex-broadcasting chief warns Trudeau censorship law means ‘free and open internet’ is over
Podcasts are included in Canada's new broadcasting regulations, Peter Menzies warned.
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Canada moves to increase online regulation, target search and social media algorithms
The Trudeau government is planning potentially intrusive new regulations of AI in relation to online searches and social media.
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Canada’s new internet regulations will soon expand to news sites, law professor warns
Dr. Michael Geist said the Online Streaming Act 'is likely to cover podcasts, adult sites, news sites, and a host of other online video and audio services.'
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Pierre Poilievre compares Meta censorship of Canadian news to George Orwell’s ‘1984’ novel
'Who would ever have imagined that in Canada the federal government would pass laws banning people from effectively seeing the news? Who would have thought that we’d have a government that would pass a law to manipulate the algorithms of the internet so that Canadians only see what the prime minister wants them to see?'
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Trudeau gov’t appears to backtrack, allow Google to publish Canadian news content for free
The Online News Act, feared to end independent journalism in Canada, seems to be backfiring on the Trudeau government.
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Canada gov’t stops advertising on Facebook, Instagram in fallout from internet censorship law
'We cannot continue paying advertising dollars to Meta while they refuse to pay their fair share to Canadian news organizations,' Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said.
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