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

The Communications Governance Discussion Group meets every few weeks by Zoom.   Email organizer Derek Hrynyshyn <derekh@yorku.ca> for details.

(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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