Bill That Would Allow CRTC to Regulate Social Media Faces Criticism

Bill That Would Allow CRTC to Regulate Social Media Faces Criticism
Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Canada, on Nov. 3, 2020. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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An amendment to a bill that would give Canada’s broadcasting regulatory agency new powers to regulate user-generated content on the internet and social media has been criticized as the government’s latest attempt to restrict freedom of expression.

Bill C-10, which amends the Broadcasting Act, is currently under clause-by-clause debate in the Liberal-dominant Heritage committee. But critics have considered the latest amendment passed Monday to be a move to censor the internet.