Press Releases

List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.

Poll: 75% of People in Canada Support Right to Repair Legislation

June 12th, 2019
Innovative Research Group poll shows majority of people in Canada would support legislation to make it easier and more affordable to fix electronic devices.
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OpenMedia applauds new bill to restore Net Neutrality in the U.S.

March 6th, 2019
Enshrining Net Neutrality into legislation is critical step for a free and open Internet
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CRTC acknowledges Big Telecom’s sales practices are problematic, but without any commitment for next steps

February 20th, 2019
CRTC fails to provide any penalties to offending telecoms, or accountability to prevent these behaviours from continuing.
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Canadians’ mobile data usage slow to increase, while Big Telecom’s revenues continue to grow

December 20th, 2018
CRTC’s annual report shows that data usage serves the greatest revenue growth for Bell, Telus and Rogers
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New NAFTA agreement’s copyright rules will cost Canadians millions

October 1st, 2018
This is a terrible deal for Canadians. These draconian copyright provisions must be rejected.
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EU Parliament votes to adopt overreaching copyright legislation, introducing a Link Tax and Censorship Machines

September 12th, 2018
MEPs narrowly approved, despite citizens' and experts' concerns, supporting dangerous copyright proposals that will fundamentally change the Internet as we know it
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New elections legislation fails to address privacy concerns

April 30th, 2018
Bill C-76 fails to provide the necessary protections for citizens’ personal data or limit exemptions for political parties.
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Civil society groups request Canadian government release NAFTA public consultation results in advance of any agreements

April 10th, 2018
11 organizations urge the federal government to release over 45,000 NAFTA public consultation submissions and fulfil its promises of transparency.
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Federal Communications Commission votes to repeal Net Neutrality protections that ensure an open and equal Internet

December 14th, 2017
Vote comes amid study that over 83% of U.S. citizens oppose the decision, which will impact all Internet users and businesses
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Civil society urges trade decision-makers to consider the impacts of NAFTA on digital rights

August 18th, 2017
Organizations from Mexico, Canada and the United States highlight the need for increased transparency and urge the exclusion of intellectual property provisions
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