The fight for a better mobile market.
Inga Sibga, a Montreal woman, launched a class action lawsuit against Big Telecom after being charged exorbitant roaming fees ($250!) while outside Canada. Obviously we have a broken cell phone…
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What do you think comes next for 2013?
The Internet community faced many challenges in 2012 – threats to freedom of expression, access to information, and online privacy – meeting them head on and shared many successes. Some…
Update on Voltage’s “guilty by accusation” crusade
Late last year I wrote a blog post about how media outfit Voltage Pictures was trying to force indie ISP Teksavvy to hand over the private information of certain Canadians…
Pro-Internet groups and supporters like you have kept us going
This December, hundreds of you joined OpenMedia as monthly donors through our Allies program, and over one thousand of you contributed with one-time donations. You answered the call to help…
Bell’s second power grab is here.
You helped stop the Bell-Astral takeover last year that would have given Bell a monopolistic share of the media market and harmed citzen choice. Now, Bell is making a second…
A New Year | Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello and Happy New Year! Here’s Lindsey with your first update of 2013: read more
Canadians caused change in Bill C-30 legislation.
Your efforts to push back against the online spying bill C-30 through http://stopspying.ca stopped its passing in 2012. Bill C-30 is far from dead however, as discussions continue without input…
Twitter shuts down Rogers parody account
Twitter is now blocking an account that parodies Rogers, likely due to a complaint from the telecom giant. The account made humourous but critical comments about Rogers’ cell phone price-gouging,…
OpenMedia’s Reilly Yeo: A garden of online innovation
Check out this volunteer-made video of our own Reilly Yeo, who explains why the open Internet is so important. Spread it around to show why your involvement in Canada’s digital…
Nowak: 3-year contracts mean less choice for Canadians
If you’re trapped in a restrictive contract, your cell phone provider knows it can mistreat you. But thanks to your efforts, the CRTC is developing a code of conduct for…
Oxford: UK study shows Internet access improves education
There are many reasons why we fight for an open and affordable Internet: for innovation, for freedom of expression, for your right to have a voice, and, as reinforced in…
Geist: Milestones in 2012 from A to Z
Article by Michael Geist: From the remarkable battle over the Stop Online Piracy Act to the massive public backlash against Internet surveillance in Canada, law and technology issues garnered headlines…
Report back: Inside the TPP’s Internet Trap
Thanks to support from Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), I had a chance to attend the latest round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, from…
Copyright Crackdown | Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello! Here’s Lindsey with your update: Copyright crackdowns and threats on a global scale are threatening free expression and access to information via the open Internet. Stand with OpenMedia.ca as…
Why I support OpenMedia: Sue’s story
We asked our community to share stories about why they support our work as part of our yearly December Allies Drive. Sue, an OpenMedia Ally, had this to say: “For…
Why I support OpenMedia: Your stories
As part of our yearly December Allies Drive, we reached out to you – our OpenMedia community – to find out how you became engaged with our digital rights campaigns.…