Post by Souriquois on Oct 20, 2016 14:38:35 GMT -4
To be tabled in Parliament soon, if it hasn't already.
But it will make regulations that apply to traditional media in Canada (TV, radio, magazines, newspapers) apply to content on the Internet as well.
I am not sure how they will pull it off, will be interesting, but a lot of right-wingers are nervous and spreading falsehoods that it will make Internet more expensive, among other things.
The reason they are nervous, I think, is because they will not be able to spread their right-wing agenda so easily. For a while now, right-wingers have been oblivious and dismissive of facts and using propaganda to put forth their message.
There is no real right-wing media in Canada, not like in other countries. I think this is why there is not a very strong far-right. Politicians who are "far-right" have to hide it. Where right-wing media is allowed in the mainstream, a lot of damage has been done to countries by people brainwashed by it (the rise of Trump in the US, Brexit in the UK).
In Canada, it is illegal to present false or misleading information as fact. This makes outlets like Fox News, The Daily Mail, The Sun, etc. illegal in Canada. Right-wingers have gotten around this by using the Internet, one popular site is Rebel Media (which seems to be more popular in Sweden than Canada, oddly enough).
Trudeau's digital media reforms would likely make Rebel Media illegal, or at least be open to litigation. Or would force Ezra Levant to tone down the rhetoric.
In addition, it will have other affects:
You think this will work?
It appears other countries wish to crack down on right-wing media (particularly the USA), you think that if this succeeds in Canada, others would follow suit?
But it will make regulations that apply to traditional media in Canada (TV, radio, magazines, newspapers) apply to content on the Internet as well.
I am not sure how they will pull it off, will be interesting, but a lot of right-wingers are nervous and spreading falsehoods that it will make Internet more expensive, among other things.
The reason they are nervous, I think, is because they will not be able to spread their right-wing agenda so easily. For a while now, right-wingers have been oblivious and dismissive of facts and using propaganda to put forth their message.
There is no real right-wing media in Canada, not like in other countries. I think this is why there is not a very strong far-right. Politicians who are "far-right" have to hide it. Where right-wing media is allowed in the mainstream, a lot of damage has been done to countries by people brainwashed by it (the rise of Trump in the US, Brexit in the UK).
In Canada, it is illegal to present false or misleading information as fact. This makes outlets like Fox News, The Daily Mail, The Sun, etc. illegal in Canada. Right-wingers have gotten around this by using the Internet, one popular site is Rebel Media (which seems to be more popular in Sweden than Canada, oddly enough).
Trudeau's digital media reforms would likely make Rebel Media illegal, or at least be open to litigation. Or would force Ezra Levant to tone down the rhetoric.
In addition, it will have other affects:
- 50% of content on Canadian servers must be by Canadian artists/writers
- Someone who is not a Canadian citizen will not be able to own a domain on a Canadian server
- External vendors like Netflix must show 50% Canadian content
- YouTube must show Canadian ads and prioritize Canadian content
- Streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music must have at least 60% Canadian content
- Hate speech laws will apply to content posted from Canadian IP addresses
You think this will work?
It appears other countries wish to crack down on right-wing media (particularly the USA), you think that if this succeeds in Canada, others would follow suit?