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The Canadian government has launched a plan to protect the next federal elections of October 2019 from foreign interference and opinion manipulation. The plan recommends social and digital platforms to implement specific measures to increase transparency and reduce disinformation.
The agreement foresees that content sharing platforms (except if they are new and small) would be liable for making available copyrighted works identified by rights holders, if they cannot demonstrate (in case of no authorisation) to have made their best efforts to prevent their availability.
The role of the national media regulators (NRAs), data protection authorities (DPAs) and electoral authorities as well as their cooperation were discussed. One actor cannot deal with the problem, however it is not clear yet how exactly national authorities will cooperate to fight online disinformation during elections in the EU.
The authority concluded that the transaction did not raise competition concerns after the parties committed to divest Disney’s share in Disney Studios Sony Pictures releasing of Mexico (WDSSPR) to Sony Pictures. The IFT, however, still has to give its approval in relation to the content distribution markets.
IFT announced the start of the second-round review of the asymmetric obligations on the preponderant agent, Televisa, and, aiming to foster competition in the pay TV sector, the launch of an impact assessment of the current must-carry and must-offer regulatory framework.
The amendments tabled by the rapporteurs in the two committees (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and Culture and Education) aim to ensure that the proposal does not jeopardise fundamental rights (such as freedom of expression and media pluralism)
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