Liberal MP Calls for Online News Act to Be Scrapped
I've long said the Online News Act needs to be scrapped. Now, I'm learning that at least one Liberal MP agrees with me now.
https://www.freezenet.ca/liberal-mp-calls-for-online-news-act-to-be-scrapped/
#Copyright #News #BillC18 #Canada #Kelowna #Liberal #LinkTax #MP #OnlineNewsAct #StephenFuhr
Picking Winners and Losers: Google’s Handout List Released
The transparency list of who got what amount of money from Google via the Online Streaming Act has been released.
https://www.freezenet.ca/picking-winners-and-losers-googles-handout-list-released/
🇨🇦 Bill C-18 just changed the internet in Canada. Meta and Google now BLOCK news links. But is this really about fairness, or is it just another form of control? Read more:
🔗 mikkyoscarinosuluportfolio.blogspot.com/2025/03/canadas-news-ban-shocking-reality-of.html
💬 What do you think? Should governments regulate digital news like this?
#BillC18 #MediaFreedom
Drew Wilson Was Right: Bill C-18/Media Subsidies Edition
Drew Wilson warned about the increased vulnerability of Canadian media through the subsidies that resulted in Bill C-18. It appears he had a point.
https://www.freezenet.ca/drew-wilson-was-right-bill-c-18-media-subsidies-edition/
#Business #Copyright #News #BillC18 #Canada #government #journalism #OnlineNewsAct #subsidies
Trump’s 25% Tariff Threat Raises Questions About Canada’s Tech Regulations
Bill C-11, Bill C-18, and the Digital Services Tax have long been trade irritants. With Trump threatening tariffs, questions are being
https://www.freezenet.ca/trumps-25-tariff-threat-raises-questions-about-canadas-tech-regulations/
#Business #Censorship #Copyright #International #News #Technology #BillC11 #BillC18 #BillMorneau #DigitalServicesTax #DiMA #OnlineNewsAct #OnlineStreamingAct #tariff #Trump
Possible Implications of an Election for Tech Regulation
The Canadian government is experiencing a Conservative party filibuster. So, what would an election mean to the various tech policies?
https://www.freezenet.ca/possible-implications-of-an-election-for-tech-regulation/
#Censorship #News #Privacy #Security #Technology #BillC18 #BillS210 #legislation #OnlineNewsAct #OnlineStreamingAct #politics
Mainstream Media Calls on Meta to Give Them Free Money
Following the CRTC approval of Google's Online News Act Exemption, the mainstream media demanded Meta to do the same thing.
https://www.freezenet.ca/mainstream-media-calls-on-meta-to-give-them-free-money/
#Copyright #News #BillC18 #Canada #CRTC #Facebook #Google #LinkTax #Media #Meta #OnlineNewsAct
CRTC Approves Google’s Online News Act Application
Canadian regulator, the CRTC, has approved Google's application for the Online News Act. It's good for 5 years.
https://www.freezenet.ca/crtc-approves-googles-online-news-act-application/
#Copyright #News #application #BillC18 #Canada #Google #OnlineNewsAct
CRTC Sends Letter to Meta About Screenshots At Behest of Government
The CRTC, under direction from the government, has sent a letter to Meta demanding answers about screenshots.
https://www.freezenet.ca/crtc-sends-letter-to-meta-about-screenshots-at-behest-of-government/
#Copyright #News #BillC18 #Canada #CRTC #Facebook #Meta #OnlineNewsAct
CTV Screws Up News Story and Toronto Star Says It’s All Google’s Fault
Is there anything the mainstream media can't blame Google for? A CTV controversy has led the Toronto Star to point the finger at Google.
https://www.freezenet.ca/ctv-screws-up-news-story-and-toronto-star-says-its-all-googles-fault/
#Miscellaneous #News #BillC18 #CTV #Google #OnlineNewsAct #OnlineStreamingAct #TorontoStar
Online Streaming Act Payoff a Bust? Layoffs Hit Disney and Paramount
The Online Streaming Act is supposed to generate huge payoffs. Yet, layoffs hitting Disney and Paramount further puts that into question.
https://www.freezenet.ca/online-streaming-act-payoff-a-bust-layoffs-hit-disney-and-paramount/
#Business #Censorship #News #BillC11 #BillC18 #Canada #Disney #layoffs #OnlineStreamingAct
Internet Overtakes TV as Most Popular News Source in UK
Times are changing in the UK as more people are turning to the internet to get their news and ditching the TV.
https://www.freezenet.ca/internet-overtakes-tv-as-most-popular-news-source-in-uk/
#News #Technology #BillC11 #BillC18 #britain #broadcast #OnlineNewsAct #OnlineStreamingAct #television #TV #UK
Chrystia Freeland Praises Online News Act Disinformation Campaign
The Niagara Now Online News Act scandal has widened as Chrystia Freeland used her position of power to spread the disinformation campaign.
https://www.freezenet.ca/chrystia-freeland-praises-online-news-act-disinformation-campaign/
#News #Technology #BillC18 #ChrystiaFreeland #DougFord #OnlineNewsAct
After Getting Called Out For Ridiculous Lies, Mainstream Media Member Attacks Bill C-18 Critics
A member of the mainstream media has accused those critical of Bill C-18 as being "shameful and corrosive to democracy".
#Miscellaneous #News #BillC18 #Canada #disinformation #journalism #OnlineNewsAct #TheHub
The Online News Act (Bill C-18): Crazy Unintended Consequences Revealed
Bill C-18: A bureaucratic disaster, not a tech giant reckoning. Canada's Online News Act intended to make Big Tech pay for news but instead backfired spectacularly—tanking social media news engagement by 58% and shuttering 212 local outlets. Even Google's $100 million annual payout couldn't salvage local journalism. A policy dud. #BillC18 #OnlineNewsAct #JustinTrudeau
Online News Act Caused Engagement to News Sites to Plummet by 43%
New research is adding to the growing body of evidence that the Online News Act has been devastating to the news sector.
Critics and experts like us have long warned of the consequences of the Online News Act, yet the government and the then
https://www.freezenet.ca/online-news-act-caused-engagement-to-news-sites-to-plummet-by-43/
#Copyright #News #BillC18 #Canada #engagement #LinkTax #Media #OnlineNewsAct #traffic
Media Ecosystem Observatory (MEO)’s Information Ecosystem Brief, “Old News, New Reality: A Year of Meta's News Ban in Canada”, looks at what happened when #Meta banned #news for users in #Canada in response to Bill C-18. https://dunlevy.org/john/blog/1700/meo-canadian-information-ecosystem-brief-meta-news-ban/ #BillC18
CRTC Asks Government for Evidence About Screenshot Claims
The Canadian government is arguing that screenshots of news articles requires payment. The CRTC apparently has questions about that.
The Online News Act (Bill C-18) is likely to go down in history as one of, if not, the biggest legislative failures by the
https://www.freezenet.ca/crtc-asks-government-for-evidence-about-screenshot-claims/
#Copyright #News #BillC18 #CRTC #Facebook #government #Meta #OnlineNewsAct #screenshot
Canadian Government Says It Wants to Charge Meta for News Screenshots
The Canadian government is considering doubling down on the disaster that was the Online News Act. Says it might charge Meta for screenshots of news.
Everything about the Online News Act has been a predictable disaster.
https://www.freezenet.ca/canadian-government-says-it-wants-to-charge-meta-for-news-screenshots/
#Copyright #News #BillC18 #Canada #Facebook #LinkTax #Meta #MichaelGeist #OnlineNewsAct #TaylorOwen
CRTC Extends Deadline to Comment on Google CJC Arrangement
Will the CRTC accept the Online News Act arrangement Google has set up? We'll have to wait a little longer for that.
https://www.freezenet.ca/crtc-extends-deadline-to-comment-on-google-cjc-arrangement/
