Feds Tell CRTC Not to Regulate Social Media Creators in Policy Directive for Online Streaming Act

Feds Tell CRTC Not to Regulate Social Media Creators in Policy Directive for Online Streaming Act
The logos of mobile apps Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Facebook, Google and Messenger are displayed on a tablet on Oct. 1, 2019. Denis Charlet/AFP via Getty Images
Peter Wilson
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The federal government is instructing Canada’s broadcast regulator not to include social media creators under a new regulatory framework for the country’s broadcasting system it is drafting in response to the recently passed Online Streaming Act.

Formerly known as Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act gives the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) authority to regulate digital streaming giants like Netflix and YouTube to ensure they are contributing to new Canadian content standards.