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Bill C-18 and the Fediverse (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by cyborganism@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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Are instances of fediverse platforms going to be affected by this law? Does it apply at all to the fediverse?

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[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 year ago

No. The act would only apply to "digital news intermediaries that occupy a prominent market position". Unless an instance starts pulling in millions of dollars, the act wouldn’t apply.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

From what I've heard they're going to keep a list of big platforms that count. Nobody is going to put a little Lemmy instance on there unless the law is being deliberately misused.

[-] HappyExodus@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

That's sounds vague, if that ao I bet there will be a lot of lobbying from people that don't want to be considered "prominent"

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