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Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy Comments on Google’s Block on News in Canada

Phaedra de Saint-Rome 6/29/23 Phaedra de Saint-Rome 6/29/23

Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy Comments on Google’s Block on News in Canada

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Highlights from the 2023 Platform Governance Research Network Conference

Guest User 6/8/23 Guest User 6/8/23

Highlights from the 2023 Platform Governance Research Network Conference

Charis Papaevangelou, Simran Agarwal

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Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy Comments on Meta’s Decision to Block News for Some Canadians

Phaedra de Saint-Rome 6/2/23 Phaedra de Saint-Rome 6/2/23

Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy Comments on Meta’s Decision to Block News for Some Canadians

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Don’t ban TikTok. Make it safer (Globe and Mail)

Guest User 5/26/23 Guest User 5/26/23

Don’t ban TikTok. Make it safer (Globe and Mail)

Frances Haugen & Taylor Owen

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App Store Governance: Beyond the Duopoly

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/25/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/25/23

App Store Governance: Beyond the Duopoly

Vass Bednar

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Competition Policy as a Lever for Organic Growth and Innovation in Canada

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/25/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/25/23

Competition Policy as a Lever for Organic Growth and Innovation in Canada

Keldon Bester

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Getting Beyond “Big is Bad”: Rethinking the Impact of Platforms on Competition Through the Lens of Market Distortion

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/25/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/25/23

Getting Beyond “Big is Bad”: Rethinking the Impact of Platforms on Competition Through the Lens of Market Distortion

Jennifer A. Quaid

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The Role of Private Online Spaces in Platform Governance

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/23/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/23/23

The Role of Private Online Spaces in Platform Governance

Sam Andrey

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Verified-as-Canadian Content? Bill C-11 and the Platform Infrastructure of the Verified Badge System

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/23/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/23/23

Verified-as-Canadian Content? Bill C-11 and the Platform Infrastructure of the Verified Badge System

Robyn Caplan

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Canada’s Election Laws Aren’t Ready for Social Media Influencers

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/23/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/23/23

Canada’s Election Laws Aren’t Ready for Social Media Influencers

Elizabeth Dubois

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A Coherent Domestic and Foreign Digital Policy for Canada?

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/23/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/23/23

A Coherent Domestic and Foreign Digital Policy for Canada?

Vivek Krishnamurthy

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The Diligent Platform and “Lawful but Awful” Expression

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/23/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/23/23

The Diligent Platform and “Lawful but Awful” Expression

Emily Laidlaw

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How Online Harms Regulation Empower Speech and Engagement

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/19/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/19/23

How Online Harms Regulation Empower Speech and Engagement

Jonathon Penney

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Platform Data is Social: How Publicity and Privacy are Vital to Data Governance

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/19/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/19/23

Platform Data is Social: How Publicity and Privacy are Vital to Data Governance

Wendy Hui Kyong Chun and Prem Sylvester

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Governing Human-Derived Data

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/19/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/19/23

Governing Human-Derived Data

Teresa Scassa

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Beyond Personal Information: A Path to Protect Canadians Against Digital Harms

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/19/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/19/23

Beyond Personal Information: A Path to Protect Canadians Against Digital Harms

Christelle Tessono

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Don’t Fear the Splinternet: Policy Interoperability and Lessons from the Banking Sector

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/19/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/19/23

Don’t Fear the Splinternet: Policy Interoperability and Lessons from the Banking Sector

Blayne Haggart

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ChatGPT’s Infrastructural Ambitions: AI, Commodification, and the Commons

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/19/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/19/23

ChatGPT’s Infrastructural Ambitions: AI, Commodification, and the Commons

Fenwick McKelvey and Robert Hunt

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Carbon Tracking Platforms and the Problem of Net-Zero

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/19/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/19/23

Carbon Tracking Platforms and the Problem of Net-Zero

Sonja Solomun

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Re-Governing Platform Mediated Work: Disrupting the Disruption to Provide Decent Work

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/19/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/19/23

Re-Governing Platform Mediated Work: Disrupting the Disruption to Provide Decent Work

Eric Tucker

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