Canada
Quebec judge rules social platforms can’t be compelled to remove content unless it’s illegal
Though, things could soon change with proposed bills.
Facebook names government-funded CBC’s Radio-Canada as “fact-checker” for Canadian election
Critics are sounding the alarm and noting that CBC sued the opposition party during the last election.
Facebook suspends Canadian political candidate Marc Emery during campaign season
For criticizing what he says is the “the evil Covid dictatorship.”
A Canada heads into election season, online free speech is on the ballot
If the Liberal Party fails to get a majority, the censorship bills will collapse.
Canada to introduce vaccine passports for crossing provincial borders
Plans were announced this week.
Canada considers forcing Big Tech to pay struggling mainstream media outlets
Legacy media is lobbying government.
Canada’s next proposal to censor the internet
Unfortunately, the government hasn’t given up.
New social app GETTR reaches over 1 million users
The app has been available for just a couple of weeks.
Canada’s national archives website deletes page on Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John Macdonald
Deleting uncomfortable history.
One of Canada’s internet censorship bills has failed
A nice win but it’s not over yet.
DuckDuckGo is now the second most popular search engine in the West
The private search engine is growing fast.