The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has teamed with Professor Michael Geist from the University of Ottawa, an expert in broadcasting and online regulations, to produce “Bill C-11: A Fatally Flawed Gateway to Government Censorship.”
The use of the phrase gateway is an important one here. That’s because Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers will tell you this bill has nothing to do with censoring the Internet.
Is it user generated content covered under the act or not?
YouTubers and other influencers are taking to social media to express their dismay over the Liberal government passing its online censorship law, Bill C-11.
The coalition of creators on YouTube who have arisen to oppose Bill C-11 is truly remarkable. People from the left right and center, supporters of every political party. The consistent theme has been “we don’t want this and no one asked us if we did.”
Hey @pablorodriguez everywhere you look on social media Canadian content producers like @TheChrisHau are dreading #BillC11.
Nobody except a few ultra rich media companies want this law.
"Bill C-11 got passed and I'm freaking out inside for my future career as a Youtuber." pic.twitter.com/IwkGU2HSYD
— Cosmin Dzsurdzsa 🇷🇴 (@cosminDZS) June 23, 2022
It was always obvious that the discoverability rules in Bill C-11 would require algorithmic manipulation. That’s why Canadian digital creators were so concerned about the bill. Despite Pablo Rodriguez denials, the CRTC chair confirmed it. And Heritage officials confirm that no other country in the world regulates user content and social media like Bill C-11. Claims it’s about fairness, but reality is other countries have recognized inappropriate to regulate non-curated services in this way
CRTC Chair Ian Scott Confirms Bill C-11 Can Be Used To Pressure Internet Platforms to Manipulate Algorithms https://t.co/lCvRC7lRZB pic.twitter.com/2Zf3papqIO
— Michael Geist (@mgeist) June 23, 2022
“There remains more questions than answers about Bill C 11. Is it user generated content covered under the act or not? Does the wording of the bill allow for platforms to censor or not?”
"There remains more questions than answers about Bill C 11. Is it user generated content covered under the act or not? Does the wording of the bill allow for platforms to censor or not?" pic.twitter.com/nIULG7mfm0
— Canadian Riley (@TiaRileyCanada) June 24, 2022