Liberals’ Online Streaming Bill Will Hurt Consumer Choice, Says Tech Trade Group

Liberals’ Online Streaming Bill Will Hurt Consumer Choice, Says Tech Trade Group
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Isaac Teo
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One of the world’s largest tech trade groups says the federal government’s online streaming bill will place a “regulatory hand” on how consumers choose content and must be rewritten.

“Experience teaches that governments should be modest about imposing obligations on the technological future,” said the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) in a written submission to the Senate transport and communications committee on Aug. 15, first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter.