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Article content After more than 25 years of Canadian governments pursuing a hands-off approach to the online world, the government of Justin Trudeau is now pushing Bill C-10, a law that would see Canadians subjected to the most regulated internet in the free world. Although pitched as a way to expand Canadian content provisions to the online sphere, the powers of Bill C-10 have expanded considerably in committee, including a provision introduced last week that could conceivably allow the federa...

Story Behind Revocation of Chinese State-Run Media CGTN’s License in UK: Interview With Peter Dahlin The Chinese regime’s mouthpiece China Global Television Network (CGTN) lost its broadcasting license in the UK early this year, although the Beijing authorities put on a big effort to maintain its voice in Europe. Peter Dahlin, the person behind the effort, spoke about the process with The Epoch Times’ affiliate NTD in an April 9 interview. “CGTN is directly controlled by the Chinese Com...

Netflix has announced plans to open its first Canadian corporate office in Toronto. The move is part of the streaming giant’s push to expand its presence in Canada and support Canadian content. Toronto is already home to one of Netflix’s two Canadian production hubs, with the other located in Vancouver. The move is part of the streaming giant’s push to expand its presence in Canada and support for Canadian content. Netflix initially announced its plans to broaden its Canadian footprint in...

Vanguard News Translate Outrage trails NBC conviction of Channels Tv for featuring IPOB spokesperson’s interview On By Innocent Anaba & Emmanuel Elebeke Outrage, yesterday, trailed National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, conviction of Channels Television, over its April 25, 2021, host of the spokesperson of Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, Emma Powerful in an interview in which he played down on the killing of the Commander of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, ‘Ikonso...

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NBC’s caution against Channels TV draconian – PDP The Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the caution issued by the National Broadcasting Commission to Channels Television. NBC issued the caution after Channels Television interviewed the spokesman of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Emma Powerful, on its Politics Today programme. The Commission said the IPOB spokesman was allowed to make inciting declarations on air without reprimand by Channels Television. It said the program...

Reacting, the PDP said the disposition of the NBC "could be counter-productive and heighten the already tensed situation "

Impending Online Hate Speech Legislation Worries Free Speech Advocates A federal bill to combat harmful content and hate speech online is expected to be tabled soon, but free speech advocates are concerned that it may be too restrictive. Critics are also sounding the alarm on amendments to the existing Bill C-10 that seeks to regulate video content on platforms such as YouTube and Facebook. The hate speech bill soon to be tabled will create a new regulator with the power to levy fines and requi...

According to an official from the Paju City Hall on April 23, it was concluded that the "As If Its Your Last" singers visit to the arboretum did not violate the quarantine rules. It was previously revealed that YG Entertainment had submitted an application to the arboretum prior to filming and that the visit was work-related and not private. As the suspicion around Jennies quarantine violation has been concluded and cleared by the Paju City Hall, she is planning to resume her activities after i...

Regulatory filing shows Bell was in running to buy Shaw before Rogers deal BCE reportedly walked away from a potential deal over fears it was assuming too much regulatory risk, paving the way for Rogers to clinch the $26-billion megadeal. April 26, 2021 The shakeup in Canada’s telecommunications sector could have been very different, ac...