TAGGED AS C-18
Meta’s fight with feds impacts emergency info sharing for southwestern Ont. municipality
Internet and Governance | 09/13/2023 5:46 pm EDT
The Online News Act standoff between the federal government and tech-giant Meta Platforms Inc. is negatively impacting emergency communications in Chatham-Kent, Ont....
OPINION: The Online News Act is a dismal failure that must be replaced
Internet and Governance | 08/18/2023 5:05 pm EDT
by Matt Hatfield, campaigns director, OpenMedia
It’s increasingly obvious that the Online News Act, Bill C-18, isn’t working for anyone. Passed into law in June, C-18 is...
Fiscal 2024 off to a strong start: Stingray
Media | 08/09/2023 4:37 pm EDT
Stingray Group Inc. reported revenue and subscriber growth for the first quarter of the 2024 fiscal year...
Feds, Cogeco, Quebecor, say goodbye to Meta
Internet and Governance | 07/05/2023 5:54 pm EDT
The federal government, Quebecor Inc., and Cogeco Inc., are pulling all their advertising investments...
Google confirms removal of Canadian news links
Internet and Governance | 06/30/2023 12:00 am EDT
Alphabet Inc.’s Google has announced it will be removing Canadian news links from its websites.
The...
Meta confirms its ending news availability on its platforms
Media | 06/22/2023 7:39 pm EDT
Meta Platforms Inc. said it will no longer provide news on social media...
Trudeau says Meta’s behaviour is unacceptable
Media | 06/13/2023 7:29 pm EDT
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Meta Platforms Inc.’s move to block news content on its platform is “unacceptable” while Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez said the company is being reckless by “trying to intimidate Canadians."
“Facebook is...
Online News Act should be passed despite imperfections, Senators told
Internet and Governance | 06/06/2023 5:51 pm EDT
Tuesday the Senate Transport and Communications Committee continued its...
Google disincentivized from engaging with Online News Act, company says
Internet and Governance | 06/06/2023 1:56 pm EDT
Spokespeople for Alphabet Inc.’s Google expressed further concerns they...
Australians tell senators that Canada has nothing to fear from C-18
Internet and Governance | 06/01/2023 1:33 pm EDT
A collection of players from the Australian news industry appeared before...
Newspaper men call for C-18 amendments; advocate passage of the bill
Internet and Governance | 05/30/2023 1:49 pm EDT
The editors and executives of Canada's largest newspapers were on...
C-18 is necessary and fair, CAB tells Senate panel
Internet and Governance | 05/11/2023 5:45 pm EDT
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) told the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications...
Online News Act should be defeated, Alberta publisher maintains
Internet and Governance | 05/09/2023 5:01 pm EDT
The Senate Committee on Transport and Communication continued its study of...
Google, Facebook determined to stop news sharing should C-18 pass as currently drafted
Internet and Governance | 05/04/2023 11:23 am EDT
With Bill C-18, the Government's plan to have news...
C-18 different task than C-11: CRTC officials
Internet and Governance | 05/02/2023 4:28 pm EDT
The chair of the Senate's Transport and Communications committee Tuesday expressed annoyance that as the...
Senate begins oversight of Online News Act
Internet and Governance | 04/25/2023 6:08 pm EDT
The government’s Online News Act will not regulate the media nor will it require internet users to pay for links, a Senate committee heard.
Tuesday, the Transport and Communications committee has begun its study of Bill C-18.
The associate assistant deputy minister...
Google defends restricting access, calls for changes to C-18
Internet and Governance | 04/21/2023 5:08 pm EDT
Senior executives of Alphabet Inc.’s Google appeared before the House of...
Conservatives and Liberals keep up dispute over online legislation
Internet and Governance | 04/18/2023 5:04 pm EDT
The Conservatives are keeping up their battle against the government’s...
Rodriguez rejects Senate C-11 amendment limiting CRTC power over social media
Internet and Governance | 03/08/2023 8:38 am EST
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is rejecting a Senate amendment...
Heritage Committee summons Google execs over news blocking
Internet and Governance | 02/28/2023 4:46 pm EST
The House of Commons Heritage committee voted Tuesday to summon top...
Online News Act leads to internet fragmentation: Internet Society
Internet and Governance | 02/17/2023 4:20 pm EST
The Online News Act, Bill C-18, will “fundamentally change the relationship between people and the internet,” if passed, according to the Internet Society (ISOC).
On...
C-18 represents a step on a “slippery slope” away from open internet: ex-CBC, Wikimedia head
Media | 11/01/2022 5:05 pm EDT
Legislation that would force digital giants like...
Rodriguez, Scott, given rough ride on C-18 in appearance before Heritage committee
Internet and Governance | 10/21/2022 7:21 pm EDT
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez and CRTC chair Ian Scott were...
Google searches for allies in fight against news compensation bill
Internet and Governance | 10/18/2022 4:59 pm EDT
Alphabet Inc.’s Google was an island of defiance in a sea of praise for...
Google amplifies its messaging around C-18 through commissioned poll
Internet and Governance | 10/14/2022 5:18 pm EDT
A survey commissioned by Alphabet Inc.’s Google Canada found that most...
C-18 would harm trust in Canadian media: former CRTC chair; secrecy of deals harms trust: Tyee publisher
Internet and Governance | 09/27/2022 5:44 pm EDT
As the House of Commons Heritage committee Tuesday...
Heritage committee opens hearings on news compensation legislation
Internet and Governance | 09/23/2022 5:56 pm EDT
The government’s plan to force social media platforms to negotiate...
For Indigenous media, C-18 “totally useless” and C-11 needs more: Dadan Sivunivut CEO
Media | 05/18/2022 5:30 pm EDT
Former APTN and current Dadan Sivunivut CEO has...
Tories put forward motion to kill Bill C-18, send “subject matter” to committee
Media | 05/13/2022 5:12 pm EDT
Conservative MP John Nater wants the Liberal government to withdraw its...
Facebook doesn’t rule out blocking news content if C-18 passes, docs reveal telecom opposition to online harms framework
Internet and Governance | 04/26/2022 5:43 pm EDT
Representatives of Twitter Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc.'s Facebook have acknowledged that the companies have serious concerns about a pair of Government legislative efforts...