Regulating Social Media: New Cigarettes, Cyberbullying, Censorship, Conspiracy Theories, and Nature of the Platforms
Hi everyone, as the title suggests, we will put social media on trial during our presentation this week. We would like to explore the arguments for and against imposing regulations on these platforms as well as potential regulatory solutions. The issues to be covered include: 1. Are social media addictive and harmful just like cigarettes […]
Russia wants to unplug its internet from the rest of the world. Is that even possible?
Russian lawmakers want to tighten the screws on Russia’s internet access by creating an “sovereign” network that the Kremlin could shut off from the greater World Wide Web. Proponents of a bill now working its way through the Russian parliament say passing the measure will protect the country’s internet from foreign cyberattacks or other threats. […]
News of the Week; February 27, 2019
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Enough is Enough: Bains Proposes CRTC Policy Direction Grounded in Competition, Affordability, and Consumer Interests (Michael Geist) Proposed Order Issuing a Direction to the CRTC on Implementing the Canadian Telecommunications Policy Objectives to Promote Competition, Affordability, Consumer Interests and Innovation The CRTC Opens a Penske File: Chair Ian Scott Commits […]
Net Neutrality: Utility, Economics, Zero-Rating and the Canadian Response
Hi everyone. This week Jonathan, Jade, Jonah, and Dylan will be discussing net neutrality. We will look at whether or not the internet should be considered a utility, arguments for and against and offering comparisons with other utilities. There will be a discussion on the economic effects of net neutrality, and what the positive and […]
GDPR and Techdirt: Thomas Goolnik Gets Google To Forget A Story About Him Getting Google To Forget Stories About Thomas Goolnik
Building upon some of the issues discussed in our group presentation on Tuesday. Google v Costeja González (C-131/12 (2014)) declared Google was a “data controller.” As a result of this declaration, Google is required to remove data on a person which is “inadequate, irrelevant, or no longer relevant.” This articulation of the law created a […]
Question of the Week (Class 6): Do you believe Facebook?
On February 20, 2019 Harvard Law Professor Jonathan Zittrain and Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg had a long and very interesting conversation on the subject of Facebook’s roles, responsibilities, and legal obligations. The video is below. You can easily find a fair number of articles about the event as well. Facebook’s deeds and misdeeds have certainly […]
GDPR Presentation
Hi all, Below is the video which we would like you to watch in advance of our group presentation tomorrow. We feel that it gives a good introduction into our presentation topic, the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union. Please click “Read more” to view the video. See you tomorrow, Eloise Ryan, David […]
News of the Week; February 20, 2019
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Canada’s telecom industry uses misleading and unacceptable sales practices, CRTC report confirms: CRTC report says aggressive practices harm vulnerable consumers, such as seniors, and exist across all sales channels FTC Opts Out of Updating Anti-Spam Rule Ajit Pai orders phone companies to adopt new anti-robocall tech in 2019 Ajit Pai […]
News of the Week; February 13, 2019
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Flawed Arguments and Inappropriate Analogies: Why Netflix Taxes and Cancon Requirements Should be Rejected (Michael Geist) Blacklock’s, Spam, CRTC, and ATIP CRTC on OpenMedia’s Site Blocking Campaign: “Contributed to a Better Understanding of the Issues” (Michael Geist) Selling 911 location data is illegal – US carriers reportedly did it anyway: […]
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