Faceblocked: Bill C-18 is devastating news for local journalism

23/06/2023 31 min
Faceblocked: Bill C-18 is devastating news for local journalism

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Send us a textOn this week’s episode of Inside the Village, Frisco and Scott dissect Bill C-18 and the damage it will do to local journalism — not just at Village Media, but in newsrooms across the country. Facebook has already responded to the Trudeau government’s newly passed law by announcing it will block access to all Canadian news on its platform, a move that will severely limit the amount of reputable, fact-based reporting that shows up in your social media feed. Michael Geist, a professor and leading expert on internet and e-commerce law, joins us to talk about the new bill: who wins, who loses, and what it means for the future of democracy. Also on the podcast: 50 years later, the men responsible for an iconic piece of graffiti come forward to tell their story.

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