As a two-week public hearing unfolds, diverse voices are emerging, with Indigenous media players hoping the implementation of Bill C-11 will result in more equal opportunities.
Award-winning Anishinaabe writer and arts leader Jesse Wente joins to evaluate the options offered by Big Tech, traditional media, and the Canadian government.
Social media users are claiming information about Canada's wildfires has been limited because posts were being blocked under the country's new Bill C-11, a digital platform regulation measure. This is false; the government and a public policy scholar said the law is not yet in effect and will not be applied to user-generated content on social media.
The government’s online streaming bill, which passed in April, aims to force platforms such as Netflix, YouTube and TikTok to contribute to and promote Canadian content.