By Cosmin Dzsurdzsa
The Liberal government has rejected a Senate amendment to Bill C-11, dubbed the Trudeau government’s online censorship law, which would protect the social media content posted online by Canadians from falling under government regulations.
Critic of the law and University of Ottawa Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law Michael Geist said that Ottawa’s actions reveal their true intent with the legislation – the power to regulate what you post online.
“In doing so, [Heritage Minister Pabloe Rodriguez] has left no doubt about the government’s true intent with Bill C-11: retain power and flexibility to regulate user content,” wrote Geist in a blog post.
The amendments proposed by Senators Julie Miville-Dechene and Paula Simons would effectively exclude user content on social media from regulatory oversight by the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission.