CRTC Lacks Expertise to Regulate Online Streaming, YouTube: Experts

CRTC Lacks Expertise to Regulate Online Streaming, YouTube: Experts
A file photo of logos for streaming services Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus, and Sling TV on a remote control. Jenny Kane/AP
The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Internet experts have cast doubt on whether the body the federal government wants to regulate streaming services and video-sharing platforms such as YouTube and Netflix has the expertise to do so.

They have also questioned whether the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission should be given new regulatory powers, or even if it fully understands how the internet now operates.