Weekly Newsletter: September 12, 2022
Weekly News (September 12, 2022)
Compiled by Fizza Kulvi, Meaghan Wester, and Nick Gertler with Sara Bannerman, Fenwick McKelvey, Guillaume Dandurand, Marek Blottière, and Kevin Morin
McMaster University, Communications Governance Observatory
The Communications Governance Discussion Group meets every few weeks by Zoom. Email organizer Derek Hrynyshyn <derekh@yorku.ca> for details. |
(September 6 – September 12, 2022)
Canadian News
· [TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY] Canadian telecoms agree to provide services to competitors’ customers during outages (Globe and Mail)
· [TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY] Panne chez Rogers : Les entreprises de télécommunications s’entendent pour s’entraider (La Presse)
· [BROADCASTING POLICY] Avantage accordé à RDS: nouveau revers en cour pour Bell (Journal de Montréal)
· [BROADCASTING POLICY] Quel avenir pour les chaînes de télévision spécialisées? (Le Devoir)
· [TELECOMMUNICATIONS/INTERNET POLICY] Bell’s acquisition of Distributel a death blow to ISP competition: consumer advocate
· [ONLINE HARMS] Where does the Liberal promise to address harmful online content stand? (CTV News)
· [PRIVACY] RCMP used undercover operatives, emergency wiretaps to target border blockade in Coutts, Alta.: court docs (Globe and Mail)
· [TECH LOBBYING/SMART CITIES] Sidewalk Labs project gained support from Trudeau in 2017 call ahead of bid process (Globe and Mail)
· [COPYRIGHT] Canada’s new resale royalty may only benefit already-successful artists(Globe and Mail)
· [MEDIA OWNERSHIP] Was LaFlamme’s ouster a cut too far for Bell Media? (The Star)
· [CYBERSECURITY/PRIVACY] Cyberattaque au Collège Montmorency : Une foule de données sensibles sur le dark web (La Presse)
· [PRIVACY] Opinion: The public should be informed of open banking’s risks before it arrives (The Star)
· [ONLINE NEWS ACT] Opinion: Gil: Why Ottawa’s efforts to get Google and Facebook to pay for news content misses the mark (The Conversation)
· [TELECOM INFRASTRUCTURE] Opinion: Willis: Bell’s deal to buy critic Distributel signals incumbents will dominate telecom (Globe and Mail)
· [CYBERSECURITY] OPINION: COLLARD: On ne parle pas assez de cybersécurité (La Presse)
International News
· [PRIVACY] G-7 Privacy Regulators Aim To Ease Turbulent International Data Flows (WSJ)
· [ONLINE NEWS] Change snags online news legislation (Chicago Tribune)
· [TELECOM POLICY] EU to consult on making Big Tech contribute to telco network costs (Reuters)
· [ONLINE HARMS] Online safety push marks major test for new U.K. prime minister (Washington Post)
· [PRIVACY] Ireland fines Instagram $400 million over handling of teens’ data (Washington Post)
· [HATE SPEECH/FREE SPEECH] France Expels Imam Accused of Hate Speech, Reviving a Thorny Debate (NYT)
· [CRYPTOCURRENCY] Investors Sue Treasury Department for Blacklisting Crypto Platform(NYT)
· [PLATFORM GOVERNANCE] What to watch for as Twitter whistleblower testifies to Congress (Washington Post)
· [PLATFORM GOVERNANCE] Twitter Agreed to Pay Whistleblower Roughly $7 Million in June Settlement (WSJ)
· [CYBERSECURITY] Campaign cybersecurity might be the weakest link in the midterms(Washington Post)
· [ART & TECHNOLOGY] A ‘Virtual Rapper’ Is Fired. Questions About Art and Tech Remain.(NYT)
· [ONLINE HARMS] Facebook, Instagram a ‘breeding ground’ for crypto scams, Democrats warn (Washington Post)
· [ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE] Exclusive-Biden to hit China with broader curbs on U.S. chip and tool exports -sources (Reuters)
· [PRIVACY] American Tech Can’t Catch a Break in India (WSJ)
· [PLATFORM GOVERNANCE] Teens still love Snapchat. But its business is struggling to grow up. (Washington Post)
· [PLATFORM GOVERNANCE] As Ex-Uber Executive Heads to Trial, the Security Community Reels (NYT)
· [PLATFORM GOVERNANCE] Encrypted app Signal just hired one of Big Tech’s sharpest critics (Washington Post)
· [PRIVACY] Amazon.com deal for iRobot blasted by pro-privacy, labor groups (Reuters)
· [PRIVACY] Peter Eckersley Helped Encrypt Internet Traffic to Foil Snoops (WSJ)
· [PRESS FREEDOM] Hong Kong police arrest chairman of largest journalist group (The Star)
· [CENSORSHIP/FREE SPEECH] Opinion: Editorial Board: Censorship Is the Refuge of the Weak (NYT)
· [PLATFORM GOVERNANCE] Opinion: Editorial Board: How the Feds Coordinate With Facebook on Censorship (WSJ)
(September 6 – September 12, 2022)
Federal Court of Appeal
- [UNDUE PREFERENCE] BCE Inc. v. Québecor Média Inc. (2022 FCA 152)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development
- Minister Champagne to make announcement about improving the reliability of telecommunications services
- Government of Canada announces nearly $1.9 million in combined federal-provincial funding to bring high-speed Internet access to 663 rural British Columbia households
Microsoft
- Because every vote counts: making elections more accessible
- Colorado district attorneys are working across the aisle and leveraging community input to expand access to data driven insights
- How many people come to Twitter for news? As it turns out, a LOT
- Birdwatch is getting a new onboarding process and more visible notes
CRTC
Decisions
- 2022-244 – United Christian Broadcasters Media Canada – Regina, Saskatchewan – Application to change the authorized contours of the transmitter for the unlaunched English-language specialty (religious music) commercial radio station in Regina
Senate of Canada
- No sitting days this week; next sitting day: September 20, 2022
Canadian House of Commons
- No sitting days this week; next sitting day: September 19, 2022
CRTC
Public Consultations
- CBC/Radio-Canada engaging with Indigenous communities across Canada about better reflecting Indigenous cultures (April 26 – September 27, 2022)
- CRTC: Share your ideas and comments about telecommunications services in the Far North (June 8, 2022 – October 6, 2022)
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