Tag Archives: media
Google warns online news bill could make it subsidize biased news outlets
OTTAWA — Google is warning that the federal government's online news bill could force it to subsidize non-authoritative or biased news sources, such as the Russian state-sponsored news agency Sputnik. But the organization representing Canada’s news med...
CRTC to get new chair as role of broadcast regulator expands
OTTAWA — The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission chair is to be replaced within months and Canadian Heritage is already accepting applications for the $328,000-a-year role. Ian Scott and his broadcasting vice-chair, Caroline Si...
Competition Bureau seeks to block Rogers-Shaw deal, citing affordability and choice
TORONTO — The Competition Bureau has filed an application to block Rogers Communications Inc.'s purchase of Shaw Communications Inc. because it claims the transaction would lead to worse service and higher prices, though experts say the move isn't nece...
YouTube says bill could cover user-generated content, despite minister’s assurances
OTTAWA — YouTube says user-generated content, such as cooking videos made in people's kitchens, could be regulated by an online streaming law, despite assurances from the heritage minister that this will not happen. Speaking publicly for the first time...
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez reacts to Facebook ‘threat’ over online news bill
OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is hitting back at Meta, which owns Facebook, after the company did not rule out banning Canadians from viewing and sharing news on the social network. The Liberal government introduced a bill earlier this mon...
Facebook has serious concerns over online news bill, considers options for response
OTTAWA — Digital giant Meta says it has “serious concerns” about the federal government's online news bill, which would force tech companies to compensate news outlets for reusing their work on social media platforms. Rachel Curran of Meta Canada told ...
Musk’s free speech plans for Twitter to face challenges from governments: expert
TORONTO — Canada and governments around the world could scuttle Elon Musk's plans to ease restrictions on Twitter in the name of free speech, say social media and anti-hate experts. They believe Musk, a self-described "free speech absolutist" whose US...
‘Blood sport:’ Observers say purported emails suggest decline of Alberta politics
EDMONTON — Emails suggesting a former Alberta justice minister hired a political fixer to pull the phone logs of a reporter to trace her sources show how the province's politics has deteriorated, observers say. "Current Alberta political culture ... is...
CRTC given $8.5M for online news regulation as critics question its capacity
Ottawa has earmarked $8.5 million in the budget to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to develop a regulatory regime on digital giants' reuse of online news. But experts are questioning whether the CRTC has the expertise fo...
Feds try to avoid Australian pitfalls in online news bill
OTTAWA — The Canadian government says it has learned from Australia's experience when it comes to requiring online giants to pay news outlets to use their journalism, and has framed its bill to avoid the country's pitfalls. Heritage Minister Pablo