Canada rescinds the Digital Services Tax targeting US companies, set to go into effect on June 30, “in anticipation of” a US trade deal, as trade talks resume
It's using trade to forcing governments into policies that would never pass their national legislatures. Julie S. Lalonde / @julieslalonde : The fact that we had to spend the last week looking at foot...
Trump says the US is “terminating all discussions on trade with Canada” in response to Canada's decision to impose a digital services tax on US tech firms
Talks Are Over Emma Roth / The Verge : Trump halts trade negotiations with Canada over tax on Big Tech. Tom Howell Jr / Washington Times : Trump cancels trade talks with Canada over digital tax Kris H...
Canada's media regulator grants Google a five-year Online News Act exemption and orders it to pay CA$100M to the Canadian Journalism Collective within 60 days
Google will pay this year's contribution to the Canadian Journalism Collective within the next 60 days. Michael Geist / @mgeist : Fine print of CRTC's Online News Act Google exemption: 1. Calculation ...
Meta plans to deprecate the Facebook News tab in the US and Australia in early April 2024 and stop signing deals for traditional news content in those countries
it was begun for hookups, parties, and puppies but readers and publishers added news in their own posts. News came to depend on Facebook for links and audience — that's why publishers put links there...
Canada introduces the Online Harms Act, which aims to hold platforms responsible for reducing exposure to damaging content and create a digital safety regulator
RECOMMENDATION Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House … Darren Major / CBC News : Long-awaited online harms bill proposes new regulatory bodies, Criminal Code changes Ananya Gairo...
As Meta starts blocking news links and sharing on Facebook and Instagram in Canada, a look at the harm that Bill C-18 will do to the country's media sector
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/ ... … Twitter: Michael Geist / @mgeist : My post on Meta now blocking news on its platforms in Canada. Despite assurances from the industry it was just a bluff, this outco...
Meta begins the process to end news access on Facebook and Instagram in Canada, in response to a law forcing some companies to negotiate deals to pay publishers
Here's Why Jose Antonio Lanz / Decrypt : Meta Bets Big on AI to Revive Facebook and Instagram Business Post : Meta begins to cut off news access in Canada ChinaTechNews.com : Evening Update: Meta begi...
Canada's Online Streaming Act passes its final Senate vote; the law requires streaming services to support Canadian content and gives the CRTC regulatory power
as we will repeal this law. #Pierre4PM #SenCA https://twitter.com/... Anja Karadeglija / @anjakaradeglija : Now that #C11 has passed in the Senate @pablorodriguez says the Liberal government will “pro...
Canada proposes the creation of a digital safety commissioner role to oversee violations of new harmful online content rules and issue penalties to platforms
On this page — Module 1: A new legislative and regulatory framework for social media platforms One Degree : One Degree Friday July 30 2021 Anja Karadeglija / montrealgazette : Federal online harms bi...
US court issues preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of a Canadian court order requiring Google to remove search results on a global basis
Michael Geist :