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CRTC must hold public hearings for interim exemption orders in Online News Act
The House of Commons Heritage committee passed an amendment to the Government’s Online News Act Tuesday that would limit the CRTC’s ability to grant interim exemption orders to digital news intermediaries (DNIs) to a single year, as well as requiring the regulator to hold public hearings into the exemption orders. This content is available to …
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Rodriguez urges senators to pass Online Streaming Act
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez and members of his department were the final witnesses as the Senate Transport and Communications Committee wrapped up its hearings into the Online Streaming Act, Bill C-11. The minister praised the committee, pointing out it has looked at the legislation for six months and held more than 40 hours of …
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Gov. announced 11 projects, with $2.4M funding, to combat disinformation
The ministers of Canadian Heritage and Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, announced more than $2.4 million in funding for projects to help Canadians “determine for themselves what is fact and what is fiction online.” This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, …
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Gov. tables three-headed private sector privacy reform bill
Touting it as a “historic day” at an afternoon press conference, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne Thursday announced the launch of a suite of privacy reforms aimed at updating Canada’s private sector privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here …
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Hate groups need legislative stops on fundraising, security committee hears
Extremist groups are able to propagate their message and raise funds because Canada does not have legislation that prevents it, the House Committee on Public Safety and National Security was told on Thursday. Further hindering lawmakers is that many of the fundraising platforms are located in the United States and are not subject to Canadian …
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Bill C-11 a new bill with no new ideas, and a ‘legal pretzel’ for censorship: CPC
For the second time in the span of a year, the Liberal government has introduced a new bill to update Canada’s broadcasting act but “what it doesn’t bring is new ideas,” according to one Conservative member of parliament. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock …
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Google says Canada pursuing unique approach to news compensation
Canada’s pending news media compensation legislation is based on key objectives and principles that Alphabet Inc.’s Google says is important when working with governments to create thoughtful internet regulations concerning platforms, something which the search engine has “not seen elsewhere,” according to its vice-president of news. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a …
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Witnesses raise issues with Senate bill restricting youth online access to porn
Internet and criminal justice experts sounded the alarm on a proposed Senate bill seeking to block pornographic websites in Canada if they do not comply with age verification requirements, arguing it could result in the over-blocking of legitimate websites and that exposure to pornography is not a public health crisis. This content is available to …
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Gov. reintroduces Broadcasting Act update, with social media exemption
OTTAWA — Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodríguez called previous concerns over social media broadcasting regulations “legitimate questions” Wednesday as he introduced the Government’s second attempt at updating the Broadcasting Act, now known as the Online Streaming Act. The new bill brings back an exemption for social media platforms, while maintaining that the act will apply …
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New Broadcast Act update appears on order paper as Tories oppose move
The government placed legislation to change the Broadcasting Act on the House of Commons order paper late Monday night, as Conservative Heritage critic John Nater called on the Liberals to abandon plans to reintroduce a modified version of last Parliament’s Bill C-10. The new bill does not yet have a number. This content is available …
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Successor bill to C-10 “absolute priority”, Rodriguez says
Canadian Heritage minister Pablo Rodriguez says revisions to the Broadcasting Act will be reintroduced as soon as possible. Any new legislation would replace Bill C-10 from the last Parliament, which died on the order paper when the election was called. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot …
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Senate begins C-10 analysis with broad debate
Senators are looking beyond the free speech issues raised by critics of the revised Broadcasting Act and instead are focusing on what some senators say are other problems arising from the bill, as C-10 crawls its way to the finish line. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN …
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C-10 headed to HoC; Bloc adds 5 year review of act
A debate which Canadian Heritage Committee chair Scott Simms has jokingly said was “so exciting we could sell the rights to Netflix” has finally come to an end. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you …
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NDP says Libs are to blame for C-10 delays as HoC passes ‘gag order’
The Liberals and the Bloc Québécois cooperated to pass a motion in the House of Commons Monday to limit the Heritage Committee to five hours to complete its work on Bill C-10, the revised Broadcasting Act. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the …
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Judge grants Facebook evidence request in proposed class action
A Quebec judge has ruled that Facebook Inc. can bring forward evidence the company believes will assist it in challenging a proposed class-action lawsuit. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free …
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Conservative attempt to reintroduce C-10 social media exclusion fails
The federal government’s Canadian Heritage Committee is holding firm on plans to subject social media to broadcasting regulations after it voted down a proposed amendment from the Conservative Party that would have compensated for social media’s exemption from Bill C-10. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot …
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CRTC chair asserts personal preference for facilities-based competition
CRTC chair Ian Scott said he believes the commission’s pick of a facilities-based model will result “in more robust and sustained competition,” as it faces criticism from some players over its decision to only mandate access to incumbent mobile networks for a limited number of regional operators. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already …
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Heritage and Justice ministers to appear before CHPC to address charter concerns
The House of Commons’ Heritage Committee is moving forward with a charter review on Bill C-10, the revision to the Broadcasting Act, and will get answers from Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, as well as the Minister of Justice David Lametti on how it will impact the freedoms of everyday Canadians. Experts will also be bright …
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Libs support C-10 charter review, but after full revision of bill: Dabrusin
The Conservative party is “falsely accusing” the government of wanting to regulate free speech online, according to Liberal Party MP Julie Dabrusin, as debate over the exclusion of social media from Bill C-10 — and what that means for individual free speech — continues. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign …
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Regulator needed to deal with tech-facilitated gender violence: report
Canada should establish a centralized expert regulator for technology-facilitated gender-based violence, abuse and harassment (TFGBV), as current legislation fails to protect historically marginalized communities, according to a report published Wednesday by the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock …
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Experts question effectiveness of online harm regulator
Panelists reflecting Wednesday on Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault’s description of how a new regulator that could be formed through anti-online harm legislation that has yet to be tabled are critical of what one called an “opaque” process. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all …
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Facebook’s Australian news blockade won’t deter us: Guilbeault
The day after Facebook Inc. made good on its threat to block all news from being shared on its platform within Australia, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault denounced the move and said he would press ahead. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian …
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Bloc pushes for web giants to support Canadian media
The Bloc Québécois is pushing the federal government to take “urgent” action to support local media by imposing new taxes on web giants such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook Inc. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital …
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Gov’t tables PIPEDA reform, new consumer privacy legislation
The federal government introduced sweeping private-sector privacy law reform Tuesday, giving the privacy commissioner long-asked for order-making powers and creating new legislation and a new administrative tribunal to govern online privacy. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital …
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OPC failed to observe ‘bedrock rules of evidence’ in court: Facebook
Facebook Inc. is asking a judge to throw out significant chunks of an affidavit from Canada’s federal privacy watchdog in the agency’s lawsuit against the social media giant. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you …
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Back to Parliament: your (pandemic) preview
Given the precarious situation around the now-escalating COVID-19 pandemic, what will actually be included in Wednesday’s speech from the throne, and in the government’s priorities in the following weeks, is more uncertain than ever. With a day to go, even the details of exactly what a hybrid and virtual sitting will look like are still …
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Canadian law should codify privacy as a human right: OPC
OTTAWA — Federal privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien told reporters Tuesday morning that there is a “crisis of trust” as he launched the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s annual report, citing polling showing that 90 per cent of Canadians are concerned about their ability to protect their privacy. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already …
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AIQ investigation shows need for strong privacy laws, OPC says
At a Vancouver press conference Tuesday, the federal and British Columbia privacy commissioners presented the results of their investigation into AggregateIQ (AIQ) as an example of how investigations into companies can go — correctly — when commissioners have proper privacy laws that allow them to compel cooperation. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? …
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Facebook to lobby feds on digital services tax after election promises
Facebook Inc. has registered to lobby the federal government on “proposed digital services tax,” according to the lobbyist registry, just weeks after an election campaign that saw all major parties pledge to go after foreign digital companies. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all …
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Twitter lobbying on feds’ internet ad policy
Twitter Inc. has registered to lobby the federal government on its internet advertising policy, following the social media company’s ban on political ads on its platform globally. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. …
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Green Party platform: no anonymous social media, 5G rollout on hold
The Green Party election platform includes promises to ensure only individuals whose identities have been verified can set up social media accounts and indicates a Green government would require Parliamentary approval to continue the rollout of 5G. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all …
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‘Deepfakes’ could trigger election security alert, gov’t officials say
Artificial intelligence technology allowing videos to be seamlessly manipulated for political purposes could potentially meet a national public interest threshold designated by a panel assigned to weed out election security concerns, federal officials said Tuesday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian …
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Twitter bans pre-election political advertising
Ending several months of uncertainty and speculations, Twitter Inc. has declared that it will join Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Microsoft Corp.’s Bing search engine in not selling any political advertisements in Canada in the run-up to the federal election, though it will resume selling such ads once the election begins. This content is available to …
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International legislators flag regulatory options for data giants
OTTAWA – Legislators on Tuesday gave some sense of what regulatory options may be coming down the road for big data and social media giants as lawmakers from Canada and some 11 countries peppered the companies’ representatives with questions. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? …
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Gov’t needs interaction with tech specialists, conference hears
OTTAWA — For the Canadian government to be more effective at legislating on issues including social media and internet of things (IoT) technology, it needs to communicate with technology specialists to understand them, a conference on digital access issues heard. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN …
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Tech giants agree to ‘voluntary’ set of principles: Gould
OTTAWA — Facebook Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have both signed on to a declaration of principles around the promotion of electoral integrity online, aimed at combatting the spread of disinformation on social media sites in the run up to the 2019 federal election. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here …
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Experts say there is no road map for a Facebook-OPC court fight
If the Office of the Privacy Commissioner takes Facebook Inc. to Federal Court over the social media and data giant’s refusal to implement the office’s recommendations, the case will be the first of its kind — testing the limits of Canada’s privacy legislation, according to legal experts. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already …
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OPC will ask court to force changes to Facebook privacy practices
OTTAWA — The Office of the Privacy Commissioner said Thursday it is turning to Federal Court to force Facebook Inc. to improve its privacy practises, after it found the social media giant broke Canadian law when it scraped data off millions of users on behalf of Cambridge Analytica. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers …
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Microsoft adds elections to lobbying file
The tech giant Microsoft Corp. last week added “elections” to its lobbying files. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIAL Two …
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Twitter registers social media education on lobby files
Twitter Inc. has added a timely subject matter to its lobby files: educating federal officials on social media use during elections. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free trial or subscribe …
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Google won’t run political ads in 2019 election
Alphabet Inc.’s search giant Google plans to ban political advertising from its platforms during the next federal election campaign in Canada, following the introduction of tougher political advertising transparency rules by the Liberal government. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting …
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Facebook ‘not aware’ of Canadian applicants for data research program
Despite heightened interest in the impact of social media on Canadian elections, Facebook Inc. said it has not heard of any Canadian institutions that have applied to view the social media giant’s data sets. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, …
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Gov’t trending toward requiring online platforms to remove content: Gould
OTTAWA — Democratic institutions minister Karina Gould said the government is angling closer to mandating internet companies remove illegal content from their platforms. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free trial …
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Majority supports fining social media for not removing fake news: CIRA poll
A majority of Canadian internet users say the federal government should impose fines or other sanctions on social media companies that don’t remove fake news from their platforms, according to polling released by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) Tuesday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot …
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Don’t exclude online services from Broadcasting Act: Private radio
Canada’s private radio broadcasters are fighting against a push to keep online services out of Canada’s broadcast laws, according to a submission sent to the Liberal government’s expert panel review of the future of Canada’s communications laws. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all …
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Ottawa taps team to warn of foreign digital interference in elections
OTTAWA — The Liberal government has set up a new alert protocol and created a crack-team of top bureaucrats that can warn political parties and the public during an election period about major attempts by foreign parties to interfere or spread disinformation online that could manipulate the election. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers …
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Be ‘wary’ of regulating online speech: Facebook
While online misinformation needs to be taken seriously, that doesn’t mean the government should begin regulating speech online, Facebook Inc. is telling the panel leading the government’s review of the broadcasting and telecom acts. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, …
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CRTC tells wireless providers to offer message relay services
Wireless operators will have to begin offering message relay services (MRS) by June 2019, the CRTC said Friday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire …
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Ethics committee calls for new social media rules
OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee is unanimously calling for new rules for social media companies that require them to quickly remove fake accounts and illegal content or face fines, and to increase transparency over their algorithms and political advertising. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN …
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Election 2019 still ripe for opinion-shaping, CSE says
OTTAWA — Efforts to stanch online misinformation campaigns will not eliminate the very real situation that may see Canadians fall victim to attempts to influence their political opinions, the Canadian Security Establishment said in its cyber threat assessment Thursday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? …
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Ontario’s increasing social media advertising worries AG
Ontario’s auditor general is raising concerns about a legal “loophole” that allows for partisan government advertising, after the province’s digital ad spending jumped for a third year in a row. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media …
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Public Policy Forum to track online disinformation
Ottawa-based think tank the Public Policy Forum says it’s launching a new project to track, analyze and eventually find a way to counter “fake news.” This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a …
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Elections commissioner expects ‘very positive’ relations with tech giants in 2019
OTTAWA — Canada’s elections commissioner said his office has nurtured a good relationship with employees of the tech giants and doesn’t expect that to deteriorate going into the country’s next federal election. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital …
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Political parties ‘bumbling rubes’ on data: CPC campaign chair
OTTAWA — The head of the Conservative Party’s 2019 national election campaign says it’s not worth getting “overly concerned” about manipulative techniques used by Cambridge Analytica after its political data harvesting controversy, because they didn’t work. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the …
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Ottawa paid $2K settlement after consulate shared copyrighted image
The federal government paid a $2,000 settlement to a Barrie, Ontario photographer, according to the 2018 public accounts, because bureaucrats shared a copyrighted image on a government Facebook page. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news …
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Facebook to cooperate with French regulators on pilot project
The French government will work with Facebook Inc. on a new initiative to help stamp out hate speech, French president Emmanuel Macron announced Monday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free …
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Zuckerberg declines joint Canada-UK committee appearance
Facebook Inc.’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has declined a joint-request by Canadian and UK members of Parliament to appear at an international committee to testify about ‘fake news’ and disinformation. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news …
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Most Canadians concerned with ‘fake news’ in next election: MTM
A year away from the next federal election, a majority of Canadians are concerned about the effect of ‘fake news’ on the electoral process, according to a new report by Media Technology Monitor (MTM), which is a research product of CBC/Radio-Canada. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here …
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Google Canada on the defense over Google+, Sidewalk Labs
Colin McKay, head of public policy and government relations for Alphabet Inc.’s Google Canada, faced critical questions about his parent company’s activities from MPs of all political stripes on Tuesday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media …
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Facebook launches political campaign security pilot
Facebook Inc. will introduce a pilot project aimed at securing election campaigns for the United States midterm elections this fall. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free trial or subscribe to …
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Facebook makes Watch video service available world-wide
In a blog post on Wednesday, Facebook Inc. announced the global launch of its video curation service Facebook Watch. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free trial or subscribe to The …
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Social media threats challenge gov’t, platforms ahead of election
In the three years since the last Canadian federal election, emerging technologies such as automated bots have rapidly evolved to make it easier to spread misinformation on social media platforms, which experts say has the potential to confuse and radicalize the voting public ahead of next year’s election. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers …
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72% of anglophone Canadians on social media: MTM
According to a recent report from the CBC/Radio-Canada Media Technology Monitor (MTM) project, 72 per cent of English-speaking Canadians have used a social networking service in the past month, with just over half of those using more than three. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot …
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Twitter lobbying on online ads in wake of proposed elections bill
Twitter Inc. wants to make sure the government understands how online advertising works before it considers adopting new elections legislation, said the company’s head of government and public policy Michele Austin, who was approved last week to lobby the government for the social media company. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? …
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Petition calls for empowered agency to compel deletion of false ads
Thousands of Canadians have signed separate petitions created by Democracy Watch, with one calling for a strengthening of the elections law body that could compel media sites to remove false ads. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital …
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Canadians using multiple devices, but adoption leveling off: MTM
According to the latest data from CBC/Radio-Canada’s Media Technology Monitoring (MTM) project, 35 per cent of English-speaking internet users in Canada continue to own four types of electronic device: computers, smartphones, tablets and internet-connected televisions. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, …
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Too many emergency alerts could lead to ignorance: telecom consultant
TORONTO — An amber alert that resulted in three emergency texts sent to LTE phones in Ontario is a lesson that more training needs to be done to limit their frequency, since overuse of the system could defeat its purpose, a conference heard Tuesday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign …
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Corus set to launch short-form content series on Twitter
Corus Entertainment Inc. is partnering with Twitter Inc. to bring short-form “premium content” on the social media platform. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire …
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AggregateIQ denies whistleblower claims to ethics committee
OTTAWA — The heads of West Coast-based software developer AggregateIQ Data Services Ltd. denied a number of allegations over its involvement with SCL Group Inc.’s Cambridge Analytica before a House of Commons ethics committee on Tuesday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the …
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