Last night’s update didn’t reach many of you. It seems that emails to those who use Shaw were bounced back while others went through.
Last night’s update can be viewed on our website: www.citizensforsafertech.ca under “Newsletters“. The direct link is: https://citizensforsafertech.ca/2023-08-14-beware-shaws-rogerss-new-modem/
Several of our core members, who also have mailing lists, had the same difficulty so, obviously, there is a problem that we need to investigate. Until this happens, I will not be sending out updates to individuals. Rather, you will find the update on our website.
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Below is a message from Facebook re sharing links from any “news agency” (national or international), under the new Bill C-18. Perhaps this is the problem with updates, too.
[https://about.fb.com/news/2023/06/changes-to-news-availability-on-our-platforms-in-canada/ & https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/c-18 & https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/pl/charter-charte/c18_1.html]
“Meta says it will block news publishers and broadcasters in Canada and is identifying news outlets based on “legislative definitions and guidance from the Online News Act.”
The act lists several possible criteria, including:
– Producing news content of “public interest”.”
This is a quote from a CTV article on Bill C-18:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/understanding-bill-c-18-canada-s-online-news-act-explained-1.6488532
Sharon Noble, Director, Citizens for Safer Tech
“Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist.” George Carlin
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