In a significant development, Bill C-18, also known as the Online News Act, has recently been enacted by the Government of Canada. This new legislation mandates that certain companies pay for displaying links to news content, a practice that has traditionally been free. However, Google, one of the companies affected by the law, has expressed…
Who knew that “1984” was just a how-to guide for governments? Kudos to Meta for taking a page out of Orwell’s playbook and giving us a glimpse into the future we never knew we needed. News censorship, algorithm manipulation, and linguistic contortions – move over, Big Brother, there’s a new authoritarian sheriff in town, and…
Explore the Canadian public’s demand for stronger legislation and increased regulation of internet content, as highlighted in the Department of Canadian Heritage’s report. Discover the ongoing debate surrounding online safety, misinformation, and the potential implications for freedom of expression and independent media. In a recent report titled “What We Heard: 2022 Roundtables On Online Safety,”…
In a recent letter to Canadian MPs, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his commitment to appointing internet “censors” equipped with “strong enforcement mechanisms” to monitor the internet for what is now being referred to as “destabilizing” speech. This move is another indication of Trudeau’s authoritarian tendencies, as he has already implemented a gun ban and…
The world’s most popular search engine, Google, is in the process of temporarily restricting access to specific online news articles for a subset of Canadian consumers. This action is part of a test run that is being carried out in preparation for the planned internet censorship bill of the Canadian federal government, known as Bill…