No doubt regulations are needed in social media and streaming services., but Canada wants decided to regulate with 30 year old law YouTube, Spotify and other streaming services. The Bill C10 shall via Bill C11 be applied to YouTube.
But that was designed for Broadcasting aka TV and Radio, where accessibility for content creators was very limited to a few big companies and state support producers of broadcasting media. Basically that Canadian producers have a chance to participate in the market, otherwise US production would float everything. That was good then, but now with YouTube and co accessibility is very different. Everyone with the internet and a Phone can create and publish content and for the viewers easy on-demand to watchable.
Most big media companies missed out on that new market, while their market died slowly. Also, Governments trying to regulate Google, Facebook, Twitter, and co better but don’t manage to do so adequately. So the next best thing is to influence what people produce for content, basically going after the weakest link in the chain.
That is not only the wrong way, it also destroyers small content creators’ livelihood. And the content we want to watch and get suggested to us. Canada needs to invest as all other countries in media literacy programs to enable people to use the content. Force YouTube to make its algorithm public for research against radicalization, filter bubbles, and echo chambers. But that costs money and time, therefore the governments don’t want to do it.
If you want to support Canadian Youtuber and Freedom of speech in Canada then send over this Website here a letter: [ Ссылка ]
Here is a YouTuber who will suffer from it, have a look what he wants to say about it: [ Ссылка ]
@Bricksie
The USA went a similar way in regards to what children should see on YouTube and forced to put the blame on the creators, not the platform. Again is a good cause but wrong executed. Lets try to prevent it from spreading. And stop stated intervention in behave of big media companies.
More information about Bill C11 and C10 can be found here:
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Disclaimer: I am not a layer and that here is not the legal device. Also, I don't speak in any way for the Canadian government or its institutions. This is my opinion based on research, with some links above, but many more to be found on that topic.
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