Thirdly, online harms legislation is about freedom of expression. That analysis is different than normal legislative development. There need to be compliance tools put in place on social media platforms and efforts made to mitigate harms. #digitalxroads
Secondly, corporate governance of social media should be the focus of online harms legislation. At present, we rely on corporate governance with no oversight and changes in ownership can drastically transform a platform. It’s about putting in place measures to mitigate potential harm. #digitalxroads
Laidlaw says she’ll focus on three main points: first, online harms is about access to justice. The harm is the social media algorithm itself. Laws do nothing to mitigate these harms in the first place. No one wants a regulator but sometimes we need them. #digitalxroads
Caldecott says, in this space, we’re looking at abuse of dominance provisions. From a policy perspective, digital channels are outstripping traditional channels and several giant tech players control digital advertising. #digitalxroads
A terrific slide from Caldecott demonstrating Google’s dominance in the digital ad space #digitalxroads
A summary of the Competition Bureau’s case against Google. #digitalxroads
There’s too much to skybomb about this talk but Caldecott is doing a terrific presentation on the impacts of the Bureau’s case against Google. Not sexy stuff but utterly crucial to the long term viability of Canadian cultural industries #digitalxroads
Moore: the arts sector needs to band together to force interoperability on platforms - digital media companies have no incentive to do so #digitalxroads
Hill: One of the impediments to the conversation is that older generation view online life as somehow ‘less’ than real life, a distinction that younger generations don’t make. #digitalxroads
Hill: Canada is way behind in digital and media literacy. There is no coordinated effort in any jurisdiction in Canada. There are provincial efforts but they are not aligned and the evidence suggests that the impact is mixed at best. People don’t take the subject seriously enough. #digitalxroads
Law: For Canadian music to have real prominence domestically, we need to create a music ‘middle class’ in Canada. But streaming is now the dominant music platform and music streaming is controlled by foreign companies. #digitalxroads
Canada is a substantial streaming market #digitalxroads
Law: Can we nuture a domestic industry in which enough artists can make enough money over enough of a period of time that they can fill the pipeline? #digitalxroads
Law: A musician has to stream a song (or songs) 6 million times annually on Spotify to make approximately $100k #digitalxroads
Here’s one of Stursberg’s more interesting slides. The differences in size are enormous. #digitalxroads
Richard Stursberg just gave a mic-dropping speech on the future of private broadcasting in Canada. Effectively, he says it’s dead and it’s the CRTC’s fault. #digitalxroads
Congrats to the organizers and volunteers on an excellent conference. Was great to nerd out as we look ahead at the future of broadcasting. Great discussions throughout.
Thank you to everyone for attending DM@X 2025. We hope everyone had a fantastic time, and look forward to seeing you next year!
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Though Allya asserts that "no, investigative journalism is not dying," she does acknowledge that the landscape is changing, and we must change with it.
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For the final panel of DM@X 2025, Allya Davidson answers the question: Is Investigative Journalism Dying?
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Mike Omelus on the success of Indigenous content on the APTN. His other key takeaway: partnership is paramount.
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Back from our break we have Jennifer Podemski, Mike Omelus, Jean Ouellet, Kerry Swanson and Stephanie Willsey presenting a panel discussion on "The Way Forward for Indigenous Content Creation and Distribution."
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Douglas Barrett's prophecy for the future of supporting Canadian programs.
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Douglas Barrett and Erin Finlay discuss "Defining and Supporting Canadian Programs: New Developments"
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Chris Arsenault's take on the dangers that digital freelance journalism may face in the near future.
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Up next is Angela Misri and Chris Arsenault moderated by Lisa Henderson discussing digital journalism freelancing.
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The overarching theme of Tara Henley's fifteen recommendation to the CBC for how they can secure their future existence.
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In her speech, Tara Henley promises to "fix all of the CBC's problems in 15 minutes."
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Richard Stursberg on the pressure Canadian creators face to create content that appears undifferentiated from American media.
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We're back after our lunch with Richard Stursberg, discussing "The Future of Canadian Private Broadcasting."
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