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Quebec Correspondent, @the_logic Panelist, @PnPCBC Words in @nytopinion @GuardianUS @walrusmagazine @vicecanada martin.patriquin AT https://t.co/LDTL643ghm
Jun 6, 2022 13 tweets 5 min read
I wrote this on Quebec's #bill96 and its effect on tech and business in the province.
A thread.

thelogic.co/news/quebec-in…

(1/n) "The law allows the state to enter your business based on an anonymous complaint, without warning or warrant, & inspect data on computer systems & electronic devices. The state can fine businesses up to $20,000 should said data not contain the requisite amount of French."

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Oct 19, 2020 18 tweets 8 min read
1. I wrote a piece about @mindgeek, the Montreal-born, Luxembourg-based "leading international technology company" that owns the world's biggest behind the biggest pornography-production and -distribution network on the planet. [Long thread alert]
thelogic.co/news/quebec-in… 2. Under @Mindgeek, sites like @Pornhub has essentially become the porn versions of Netflix, harvesting user data and using that data to cater to the whims, proclivities etc of the hundreds of million of people who visit their properties.