Weekly News: September 27, 2022

Weekly News (September 27, 2022)

Compiled by Brad McNeil, Kyle Wyndham-West, Meaghan Wester, and Nick Gertler with Sara Bannerman and Fenwick McKelvey

McMaster University, Communications Governance Observatory

(September 20-September 26, 2022)

Canadian News 

• [PUBLIC BROADCASTING/BROADCASTING POLICY] Le CRTC devra réexaminer les conditions de licence de Radio-Canada (Le Devoir)
• [BROADCAST POLICY] YouTube, TikTok say Liberal online streaming bill fails to protect digital creators  (National Post)
• [PLATFORM REGULATION] Projet de loi C-18 sur les géants du web : Les petits médias affirment que la pièce législative les aidera (La Presse)
• [PLATFORM  REGULATION] Ottawa wants to change the way Netflix, Google and Facebook deal with you: A strategy in three acts
• [PLATFORM  REGULATION/ONLINE NEWS BILL] Online news bill could revive local papers in Canada, MPs told (Globe and Mail)  
• [ACCESS TO INFORMATION] MPs to study Access to Information system, federal ‘culture of secrecy’ (Toronto Star)
• [COMPETITION/TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY] Lengthy delay on Rogers’ takeover of Shaw hurting entire telecom market, analysts say (Globe and Mail)
• [COMPETITION/TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY] Shaw’s CEO on selling his 50-year-old family telecom business to Rogers: ‘Frankly, it sucks’ (Globe and Mail)
• [TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY] Canadian telecom Cogeco continues ambitious U.S. expansion, plots move into wireless services (Globe and Mail)
• [NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY] End to Monday print edition of nine papers by Postmedia an ‘important moment’: expert (Toronto Star)
• [PUBLIC BROADCASTING] Vice-président principal de Radio-Canada : Michel Bissonnette a encore des choses à changer (La Presse)
• [CULTURAL INVESTMENT] Canada’s creator economy is finally getting support after years of neglect  (Financial Post)
• [BROADCASTING POLICY/CANCON] Opinion: Turcotte: Un grand remplacement sur nos écrans et dans nos oreilles (Le Devoir)
• [COMPETITION/PLATFORM REGULATION] Opinion: John Lornic: It’s time for Canada to create competition policies that actually benefit consumers (Globe and Mail)
• [PRIVACY] Opinion: Canada hasn’t had a ‘tech lash’ yet, but consumers should still be wary (Globe and Mail)
• [TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY] Opinion: Telus CEO says it’s time for Ottawa to relax foreign-ownership rules for large telecoms. He’s right (Globe and Mail)
• [TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY] Opinion: John Ivison: Now is CRTC’s chance to tell CBC to get out of the advertising business  (National Post)
• [PLATFORM  REGULATION] Opinion: Sabrina Maddeaux: Liberals tell YouTubers to get a ‘real’ job with awful streaming bill (National Post)
• [ONLINE STREAMING ACT] Opinion: Senate should address concerns with online streaming bill (Toronto Star)
• [AD REGULATION] Opinion: Legalized sports betting was a good idea. But can we tone down the ads? (Globe and Mail)  

 International News

• [PLATFORM REGULATION] [CONTENT MODERATION] Fla. takes clash on social media regulation to high court (Washington Post)   
• [PLATFORM REGULATION/CENSORSHIP] Bill to force Big Tech to pay publishers for news headed to Senate (Chicago Tribune)
• [PRIVACY] LinkedIn Ran Social Experiments on 20 Million Users Over Five Years (New York Times)
• [PRIVACY] Facebook sued over allegations it sidestepped Apple’s privacy protections to collect user data (USA Today) 
• [CONTENT MODERATION/ELECTIONS] Civil rights coalition calls out Big Tech for role in ‘big lie’ (Washington Post)
• [CONTENT MODERATION] Spotify has a white supremacist problem, watchdog says  (Washington Post) 
• [CONTENT MODERATION] Outside audit says Facebook restricted Palestinian posts during Gaza war (Washington Post) 
• [PRIVACY] TikTok May Face $29 Million Fine for Failing to Protect Children’s Privacy (New York Times)
• [PRIVACY] Covid-tracking program lacked bare minimum cyber protections  (Washington Post)
• [PRIVACY] This Surveillance Artist Knows How You Got That Perfect Instagram Photo (New York Times)
• [PRIVACY/CYBERSECURITY] Australia flags privacy overhaul after huge cyber attack on Optus (Reuters)
• [PRIVACY/CYBERSECURITY]How Albania reckoned with alleged Iranian hackers (Washington Post) 
• [PRIVACY] Saturday is the last day for Illinois residents to claim a cut of $100 million Google Photos privacy settlement (Chicago Tribune)
• [PRIVACY] Health apps share your concerns with advertisers. HIPAA can’t stop it.  (Washington Post)
• [HATE SPEECH] In India, Debunking Fake News and Running Into the Authorities  (New York Times) 
• [HATE SPEECH] Where Online Hate Speech Can Bring the Police to Your Door (New York Times) 
• [CENSORSHIP] ‘They Are Watching’: Inside Russia’s Vast Surveillance State (New York Times) 
• [PLATFORM GOVERNANCE] Jan. 6 Twitter witness: Failure to curb Trump spurred ‘terrifying’ choice  (Washington Post)
• [LIBRARY CENSORSHIP] You can ban a book, but can you stop teens from finding it online?  (Washington Post)
• [MEDIA OWNERSHIP] Mozilla report takes aim at tech giants’ grip on web browsers (Washington Post)
• [FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION] [CONTENT MODERATION} Opinion: The Supreme Court should tread carefully on internet speech (Washington Post)

(September 20-September 26, 2022)

Government of Canada

• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

• 2021-22 ATIP Annual Reports tabled in Parliament

Information Commissioner of Canada

• Statement for Right to Know Week

Copyright Board of Canada

• COPIBEC – Tariff for the Reproduction of Literary Works by Universities (2015-2019) (Withdrawal) Reasons (2022 CB 16) September 23, 2022
• SOCAN Tariff 12.A – Theme Parks, Ontario Place Corporation and Similar Operations (2023-2025) and SOCAN Tariff 12.B – Canada’s Wonderland and Similar Operation (2023-2025) Reasons (2022 CB 15) September 23, 2022 Approved Tariff (2022 CB 15-T) September 24, 2022
•  SOCAN Tariff 7 – Skating Rinks (2023-2025) Reasons (2022 CB 14) September 23, 2022 Approved Tariff (2022 CB 14-T) September 24, 2022
• SOCAN Tariff 3.C – Adult Entertainment Clubs (2023-2025) Reasons (2022 CB 13) September 23, 2022 Approved Tariff (2022 CB 13-T) September 24, 2022

CRTC

• Alicia Barin to the annual conference of the Canadian Communications Systems Alliance (Speech) September 26, 2022

Parks Canada

• Government of Canada honours national historic significance of early commercial radio broadcasting in Canada 

Microsoft

• Using our voice to advance carbon and electricity policy

Senate of Canada

• Planned & Possible sitting days this week: The Senate sits from September 26 to September 28, 2022. With possible sitting days of September 29, 2022 and September 30, 2022:
  • Transport and Communications   
    • September 27, 2022 9:00 AM ET     
    • The subject matter of Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts
      • Monica Auer, Executive Director Forum for Research and Policy in Communications
      • Irene Berkowitz, Senior Policy Fellow, Audience Lab at The Creative School, Ryerson University As an Individual
      • J.J. McCullough, YouTuber and columnist As an Individual
      • Wyatt Sharpe, Host The Wyatt Sharpe Show
      • Justin Tomchuk, Independent Filmmaker As an Individual
      • Pierre Trudel, Professor, Law School, Université de Montréal As an Individual

Canadian House of Commons

• Planned & Possible sitting days this week: Tuesday September 27-Thursday September 29, 2022; Monday October 3, 2022.

CRTC 

• Anticipated releases for the week of 26 to 29 September 2022
• The CRTC plans to issue the following decisions and/or regulatory policies in the week of 26 to 29 September 2022. This is subject to change without notice.
• Telecom Decisions: 
  • CISC Emergency Services Working Group – Consensus report ESRE0074b – Proposal to Manage Multi-line Telephone Systems in the Canadian Enhanced 9-1-1 or Next-Generation 9-1-1 Environment Public record: 8621-C12-01/08
  • Changes to the Canadian Data Interchange Guideline and migration to Transport Layer Security 1.3Public record: 8621-C12-01/08

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