Bill C-11 – the Online Streaming Act is about to pass the Senate
Please consider signing the openmedia.org petition below
I haven’t been following Bill C-11. However, my experience with governments censoring COVID-19 information, leads me to fear any law that would increase the government’s control over the internet.
According to openmedia.org “the CRTC is being given breathtakingly broad authority to regulate almost ALL audiovisual content on online platforms as broadcasting content.2 Your Netflix and YouTube favourites, the TikToks you make, and the podcasts you listen to could all be regulated as ‘broadcasting,’ subject to CRTC broadcasting rules and requirements.” etc.
Michael Geist, a law professor at the University of Ottawa, who follows Bill C-11 professionally, also has concerns here and here.
Please consider signing the openmedia.org petition.