CRTC Clears its Schedule for Two Years to Work on Bill C-11

Bill C-11 apologists and the CRTC have long argued that implementing Bill C-11 is no big deal. The latest announcement says otherwise.

Throughout the Bill C-11 senate hearings, apologists for the then legislation and the CRTC insisted that implem

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CRTC Announces Consultations Will Happen With Bill C-11, But Details Sparse

The CRTC says it will conduct consultations on implementing Bill C-11. Details, however, are thin as it says there is more to come.

On Thursday, Canada effectively abolished freedom of expression thanks to Bill C-11 receiving royal assent

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Vlog: Bill C-11 is Law. Here’s What Happens Next

In this eighth instalment of the vlog, I talk about the passage of Bill C-11 and what happens next.

Welcome to the 8th instalment of my vlog. Today, I talk about the passage of Bill C-11 and the steps ahead. The changes won't be happening overnight, but there is reas

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As Ink Dries on Bill C-11, Lobbyists Start Demanding the Regulation of User Generated Content

The ink was still drying on the Royal Assent of Bill C-11 and lobbyists just couldn't help themselves about social media.

Yesterday, we reported that Bill C-11 received Royal Assent. As a res

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Bill C-11 Receives Royal Assent – Freedom of Expression Abolished!

Bill C-11 has now received Royal Assent. As a result, freedom of expression has now been effectively abolished.

It's an incredibly dark day in Canadian history. The Canadian Senate, today, has passed Bill C-11, opting to thro

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Bill C-11 Appears Stalled at the Senate With User Generated Content At the Heart of Controversy

Bill C-11 was expected to pass at the Senate sometime last week. Mercifully, it still hasn't passed.

After getting back from break, the Canadian senate immediately went to debating Bill C-11 as it seem

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Canadian Senate Debates Throwing Digital First Creators Under the Bus By Accepting Bill C-11

The Senate has resumed and is apparently debating whether to let Bill C-11 receive royal assent. This without the critical fix.

For nearly a decade and a half, there has been the rise o

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Bill C-11 Debate: Canadian Government Knew Streamers Already Paid Their Fair Share

Another defence of Bill C-11 has gone down in flames. The government knew that streamers already paid their fair share.

Another lie used to sell Bill C-11 has gone down in flames. It is added to

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Canadian Creators Continue to Raise Concerns About Bill C-11

Bill C-11 continues to edge closer to the finish line, but Canadian content creators haven't given up on the fight yet.

When the Canadian Senate voted to fix a critical flaw in the bill that would finally exclude user generated content from the bill, Canadian creators fin

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The Conspiracy Theory That Creators Are Paid Google Actors to Stop Bill C-11 Never Added Up

An off again on again conspiracy theory is that digital content creators are just paid actors for Google to stop Bill C-11. It never added up.

Throughout the Bill C-11 debate, one of the cons

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Regulating User Generated Content is the Point: Government Rejects 4.2 Amendment in Bill C-11

The Canadian government has rejected the 4.2 amendment of Bill C-11, proving once again that regulating user generated content is the point.

The free speech hat

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As Bill C-11 Awaits Royal Assent, It’s Worth Pointing Out That the Internet Won’t Change Overnight

Bill C-11 didn't exactly receive royal assent as expected last week, so let's talk about some of the next steps for this bill.

Last week,

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Regulating User Generated Content Is the Point of Bill C-11: SOCAN Calls for 4.2 Amendment Rejection

SOCAN is showing what the real point of Bill C-11. They want the House of Commons to reject the Section 4.2 amendment.

Throughout the Bill C-11 Senate hearings, much of

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Bill C-11 Passes Senate 43-15, Pablo Rodriguez Vows to Reject Improvements

Bill C-11 has passed the third and final reading in the Senate. Pablo Rodriguez has said that he will reject improvements to the bill.

Disaster has struck as the Canadian Senate, in the third reading, passed Bill C-11 43-15. T

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YouTube Creator Liaison Says That Bill C-11 Can Still Regulate User Generated Content

The YouTube creator liaison has posted a video saying that Bill C-11 can still regulate user generated content despite the change.

Earlier this month, we reported on a major fix to Bill C-11. Spec

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Bill C-11 Closes in on the End-Game. Looking At the Problems Both Gone and Still Present

Bill C-11 has undergone a dizzying number of amendments at committee. We look at some aspects of the legislation now.

Currently, Bill C-11 is going through the final stages of the committee stages. It may be easy

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It doesn't matter what cool features a hosted community software platform has if you can't easily switch to a different platform whenever you want.

Too many community builders choose to lose their history and beg people to register again. If you want to build 10, 20, 30 year communities, you have to treat your members and their data with as much respect as you want them to treat you.

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Drew Wilson Was Wrong? Senate Fixes Bill C-11’s Biggest Problem

Scoping in user generated content has long been the biggest problem of Bill C-11. The Canadian Senate appears to have fixed this.

For the last two years, Bill C-11 (formerly Bill C-10 in the last government) has a myriad of problems associated. The l

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Senate Hearings on Bill C-11 – A Look at Hearing 18 (Part Two)

We are continuing our special coverage of the Bill C-11 Senate hearings. This covers the second hour of the 18th hearing.

We are continuing with the significantly large CRTC hearing. This, of course, is the 18th hearing, but we pick up on the secon

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