Canada: Passed Online Streaming Act including exemption requirement for user-generated content
Description
Passed Online Streaming Act including exemption requirement for user-generated content
On 21 June 2022, the Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11) was passed by the House of Commons. The Bill amends the Broadcasting Act by introducing an exemption clause for user-generated content on social media platforms, to which the Act does not apply. …
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Local content requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2022-02-02
under deliberation
2022-06-21
under deliberation