Thread by @ambermac

I'm writing a blog post on Bill #C10, but if I had to explain it to a child I might tell the story like this.

November 2020
Bill #C10 introduced to modernize Broadcasting Act, which hasn't changed since '91, so streaming services (eg NETFLIX) highlight Canadian content.

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April 2021
Commons Heritage Committee decides to remove a section in Bill #C10 that exempted user-generated content on social media.

The committee includes 6 Liberal MPs, 4 Conservatives, 1 New Democrat, 1 Bloc Québécois member.

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May 2021

In interviews, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault can't explain why they removed the section that protected user-generated content (which is problematic) and made a comment that Bill #C10 could apply to social media users with large accounts (also problematic).

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Conclusion

Perhaps in November Bill #C10 started as a good idea to ensure that some large streaming services would be required to highlight Canadian content, but then they got greedy and started to muddy the digital content waters.

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Now many people on all sides are screaming at each other instead of figuring out how to modernize the Broadcasting Act in a fair and responsible way, without sacrificing the general neutrality of the (Inter)net.

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