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Bill C-11: Proposed legislation to regulate social media and streaming companies is back in Canada

Photo of Daniel Daniele (CA)By Daniel Daniele (CA) on Posted in General
In June of 2021, Canada’s Parliament passed Bill C-10: An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts (Bill C-10). Bill C-10 was drafted in response to recommendations made by the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel suggesting reforms of Canada’s broadcasting system to account for digital … Continue reading

Justice Thomas suggests social media regulation may be close

Photo of Lindsay Weinstein (US)By Lindsay Weinstein (US) on Posted in General
In December 2021, our post Increased Likelihood of US Social Media Regulation discussed the rising momentum to reform Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which is often used to protect social media giants from liability for content posted on their platforms by third parties. Recently, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas expressed displeasure … Continue reading

Australia takes the international lead in social media regulation

Photo of Cassandra Gizzo (US)Photo of Lindsay Weinstein (US)By Cassandra Gizzo (US), Lindsay Weinstein (US), Kirk Boladeras (AU) and Siobhan Rooney (AU) on Posted in General
In December 2021, our post “Increased likelihood of US social media regulation” discussed Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen and her call to hold social media platforms accountable for the potentially dangerous content that appears on their sites. In February 2022, Haugen once again flagged Facebook’s algorithms as potentially harmful, but this time Haugen was speaking outside … Continue reading

Proposed Canadian law to regulate social media companies and streaming giants

Photo of Daniel Daniele (CA)By Daniel Daniele (CA) on Posted in General
In late June of 2021, Members of Canada’s Parliament passed Bill C-10: An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts. The Bill proposes to subject social media platforms and streaming services, collectively described in the Bill as ‘online undertakings’, to requirements similar to those imposed on … Continue reading

Growth of Digital Payments on Social Networks

Photo of Maya MedeirosBy Maya Medeiros on Posted in Privacy
A recent UN study reveals that rapid growth of social networks and e-commerce platforms has driven financial inclusion, economic activity and security in practically all countries and in particular China. The report highlights that popular applications WeChat and AliPay have developed into some of the largest and most sophisticated financial ecosystems in the world. For … Continue reading
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