Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, March 27, 2015
Your news links for today: Quebec Takes on the Internet: Government Announces Plans to Require Website Blocking & Studies New Internet Access Tax – Michael Geist Kevin Crull, the CRTC,…
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Today, CRTC announces new protections and shows they’re listening to Canadians
This morning, the CRTC announced they’ll bring in a new customer protection code for Canadian TV users. While the CRTC has not yet drafted the code, they’re offering a two…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, March 26, 2015
Your news links for today: Bell Media president Kevin Crull apologizes for ‘intrusion’ into CTV’s CRTC coverage – CBC News Can CTV News and BNN be trusted to report on…
Are Rogers and Fido planning to make competing mobile services more expensive for Canadians?
Your OpenMedia team recently got wind of new plans afoot by Rogers’ subsidiary Fido to make competing apps and services more expensive over their mobile networks, and it’s certainly cause…
Bell president Kevin Crull should resign after being caught censoring CTV news coverage
bellpress.png March 25, 2015 – Responding to reports that Bell directly interfered with CTV News coverage of CRTC decisions promising Canadians more affordable and flexibility in telecom options, OpenMedia Campaigns…
Bell caught censoring news coverage of recent wins for Internet users
Just when you think Bell is out tricks, they can surprise even the most hardened Internet freedom advocates. This morning, The Globe and Mail is reporting that, according to inside…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Your news links for today: What on earth is happening at Bell? – Michael Geist on Storify Bell’s Crull Banned CRTC Chair Blais From CTV News Coverage Following TalkTV Decision…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Your news links for today: Officer facing charges calls G20 protesters ‘terrorists’ – Toronto Star ‘Create unrest’: Canada’s CSE agency includes ‘false flag’ operations as part of newly-revealed cyberwarfare scope…
In win for customers, Federal Court of Appeal denies Bell Mobility’s request to continue controversial Mobile TV service until court case is resolved
bell-costs.png Court rules that Bell must stop discriminating against competing apps and services as per CRTC order, allowing other content providers to operate on a level playing field. March 23,…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, March 23, 2015
Your news links for today: Communication Security Establishment’s cyberwarfare toolbox revealed – CBC News UK Government Admits Intelligence Services Allowed To Break Into Any System, Anywhere, For Any Reason –…
Campbell River Mirror: The making of an Internet activist
Portrait of the access campaigner as a young man. Article by Alistair Tayler for the Campbell River Mirror When 12-year-old Josh Tabish connected to the world through a dial up…