Author(s):
John Salloum, Maryna Polataiko
Dec 11, 2023
Online platforms have been actively working to address compliance requirements arising out of two-thirds of the federal government’s digital agenda that was passed this year in the form of Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act (OSA), and Bill C-18, the Online News Act (ONA).
The OSA requires platforms to pay for and promote Canadian content, while the ONA introduces a mandatory bargaining framework requiring platforms to compensate news businesses for news content.
Despite undergoing several rounds of consultations, the final third of the agenda – a widely anticipated online safety bill – has yet to be tabled. However, given mounting pressure to table an online harms bill, we expect that one will be introduced in 2024...
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