Press Releases
List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.
Critics of controversial Harmful Content proposal heard
Details of how government will improve their proposal unclear
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Matthew Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 11:40 pm 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1 [email protected]Online Streaming Act could worsen streaming for Canadians, leaves out small content creators
Federal government’s broadcasting update remains seriously flawed
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Matthew Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 11:40 pm 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1 [email protected]The State of Privacy in Canada: No Transparency, No Accountability
Non-consensual sharing of location data between Telus and Canadian government shows desperate need for privacy law reform
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Matt Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 11:40 pm 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]24,000+ call on Congress to #StopFacebook from fueling far-right extremism by passing a federal data privacy law
Facebook’s algorithmic manipulation is fuelling the extremism that led to the January 6 attack. Data privacy is fundamental to disarming Facebook’s data weapon.
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Matthew Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 11:40 pm 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1 [email protected]Trudeau abandons promise to lower Internet and cell phone bills
Mandate letters miss the mark entirely on affordable connectivity and Internet access.
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Matthew Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 11:40 pm 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1 [email protected]Government promises to learn from Internet regulation mistakes
But will harmful content legislation and Broadcasting Act reform do so?
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Matthew Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 11:40 pm 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1 [email protected]Throne speech doubles down on botched approach to tackling Big Tech
Government signals it will neglect its duty to address core Internet affordability and privacy reform issues.
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Matthew Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 11:40 pm 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1 [email protected]OpenMedia calls for government to introduce improved privacy law reform on one year anniversary of failed bill
Canada is even further from increased privacy protections today than when C-11 was introduced a year ago.
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Matt Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 11:40 pm 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]OpenMedia calls on ISED Minister to condemn Rogers Shaw deal
Minister Champagne’s renewal was approved on Tuesday in the midst of the biggest telecom merger in Canadian history.
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Matt Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 11:40 pm 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]Civil society and experts demand transparency from harmful content consultation
Government cannot move Internet legislation forward without basic accountability
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