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The Liberal government’s controversial new amendment to its broadcasting bill that would open up user-generated content on social media platforms to government regulation could find support among some opposition parties.
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh said Tuesday he was open to supporting the bill with the new amendment, which critics have said amounts to an attack on free expression rights.
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“We will take a close look at the amendments and a close look at the bill before giving our final position,” he said, adding that the NDP supports measures to target online hate. Those measures will actually be tackled in a separate bill, which is set to be introduced by the government soon.
7 April 2021, 1:57 pm EDT By SpaceX Starlink mission ( Youtube/ SpaceX )
In the next couple of months, SpaceX could have more than 1,600 of its Starlink satellites in low-Earth orbit, and that may be enough for the nascent broadband service to reach just almost anywhere in the world.
SpaceX sends Starlink satellites
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell stated on Apr. 6 during an online panel discussion for the Satellite 2021 LEO Digital Forum that after 28 launches, they will have continuous coverage throughout the globe.
The 23rd operational Starlink launch is set for Apr. 7. That means that SpaceX is a half a dozen launches away from the point Shotwell describes.