Thread by @tk1ng

@TheAgenda's @tvo Live: Can #Democracy Survive the Collapse of #Media? dove into the survival of the @TorontoStar & professional journalism in troubled times.

#cdnpoli is hanging by a thread as bipartisanism shreds our national fabric & civil discourse dies.

@TheAgenda @tvo @TorontoStar Senator Wallin's belief that government has no place in helping our independent press, while understandable, rang hollow when many unfriendly foreign govts are already pouring money into unregulated #socialmedia that negatively influences Canada's fragile #cdnpoli #democracy

@TheAgenda @tvo @TorontoStar The $ that powers #socialmedia rebel influencers often comes from countries with vested interests in destabilizing Canadian unity.
Expecting professional journalists to survive in this asymmetrical media space is impossible. Supporting CDN journalism isn't a handout.
@CanadianPM

Demanding that big #tech who put journalism in #Canada into crisis by profiting from #disinformation pay isn't damaging to freedom of speech, it's essential to it.

Many ongoing discussions around this, like @notonmyinternet @NATOCanada's DEFUSE next week: knowledgeflow.org/initiative/def…

@notonmyinternet @NATOCanada imf.org/en/Blogs/Artic…
"Our analysis also shows that a free press enhances the benefits of fiscal transparency."

@notonmyinternet @NATOCanada “Wherever the readers are, wherever the viewers are, that is where propaganda reports must extend their tentacles.” — Xi Jinping

freedomhouse.org/report/special…

We need a transparency tool in #Canada that lets you know who funded the online advertising you're seeing.
#cdnpoli

@notonmyinternet @NATOCanada "The tech giants are paying millions of dollars to the operators of clickbait pages, bankrolling the deterioration of information ecosystems around the world."
technologyreview.com/2021/11/20/103…

@notonmyinternet @NATOCanada Here's my best swing at it: temkblog.blogspot.com/2022/11/digita…
There is clearly a role for the federal government in supporting fact-based Canadian journalism, and it starts with better mechanisms for identifying foreign influence.
#cdnpoli @TheAgenda #disinformation @CanadianPM