Tag: Bill C-18

Canadian Heritage provides clarity on Online News Act exemptions

Canadian Heritage has provided more clarity on which platforms will be subject to the Online News Act and what they will need to do...

CRTC shares plan for implementing Online News Act

The CRTC has shared its plan for implementing Bill C-18, the Online News Act, starting with the launch of public consultations this fall. The federal...

Meta confirms end of news availability in Canada

Meta has confirmed it has begun the process of ending news availability in Canada on Facebook and Instagram, ahead of the implementation of the...

Google joins Meta in announcing plan to block news in Canada

Google has joined Meta in announcing that it will remove links to Canadian news stories from its search engine results in response to the...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Bell Media appeals to CRTC...

Bell Media is appealing to the CRTC to delete numerous conditions of licence (COLs) around local news coverage for its English- and French-language television...

Bill C-18 passage lauded as Meta confirms end of news availability...

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) is among the organizations applauding the passage of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, as Meta confirms it...

OPINION: Bill C-18 amendments would preclude campus, community and Indigenous broadcasters

Bill C-18, the Online News Act, is on its way back to the House of Commons. The Senate has proposed amendments that, if accepted,...

Online & Digital Media News – Meta moves closer to news...

Meta says content from news outlets, including news publishers and broadcasters, will not be available on Facebook and Instagram in Canada if Bill C-18,...

Meta testing news blocking in Canada in response to Bill C-18

Content from news outlets, including news publishers and broadcasters, will not be available on Facebook and Instagram in Canada if Bill C-18, the Online...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Suicide scenes requires 13+ rating,...

A Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) panel has ruled that themes of murder, suicide and domestic violence require a certain level of viewer maturity,...