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OTTAWA — The chair of Canada's broadcasting regulator says a controversial online streaming bill will not result in the policing of user-generated content or the mandating of specific algorithms on platforms.
Scott had previously suggested at a meeting of the same committee that the CRTC could require platforms to"manipulate" their algorithms to produce certain results — a statement that all three companies raised as a serious concern in their own parliamentary testimony. Scott added that any regulatory obligations put on online platforms would be subject to public consultations first.
Scott acknowledged during a question-and-answer period with senators that a platform could choose to change its algorithm as one way to meet their new obligations. "The CRTC is not being given the power to regulate individual users in relation to the content they create," he said."And I wish to assure you and Canadians more broadly that the CRTC has no intention of regulating individual TikTokers, YouTubers or other digital content creators."
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