The Fly on the Wall!

Post author:Zsolt Zsemba
Post published:March 28, 2024
Post category:blog,

Canada, Censorship, and Access to Information.

Flies are being turned into animal feed! I wanted to share a link with my brother. I sent a link to my brother from a headline-type account on Instagram. It was an article on flies being bred in the USA. It was interesting and educational, not some sensational news about Trump, Tesla, or fake news of any kind. It was very interesting and valuable information.

However, it was blocked. Because this “NOW THIS” Instagram account falls under the news category that Canada is trying so hard to protect. In a nutshell, it is blocking free speech. However, here I am in a developing country, and all is accessible to the people here.

Bill C-18 in a nutshell!

Bill C-18, known as the Online News Act, is a Canadian legislative initiative aimed at establishing a fairer digital news marketplace. It mandates digital platforms to negotiate with and compensate Canadian news publishers for their content. Passed in 2022, the bill seeks to support the sustainability of the Canadian news industry. In response, Meta announced plans to block news content on its platforms for Canadian users rather than comply with the new compensation requirements.

Who are We protecting?

How about Canadian news publishers be treated like a business and not a baby? How about they survive on their own and create their social media sites in such ways that people want to consume the news and information from them.

How about all the advancement of AI we block out the fake news and sensationalism and use it for good? Yeah, no it isn’t happening it seems. So here I am in a developing country, and I can access all the information from around the world while Canada is being a dick by not allowing certain information to be shared on social media. Are we headed into a communist era or maybe a dictatorship and let the freaking government babysit us for “our own good” Hello no, this is bullshit.

Why did this even pass and why is this even an issue. Are we too stupid as a society? Are we not smart enough to figure things out on our own and do we need the governments to tell us what and how we can and cannot consume media?

This was the first time this has happened to me as far as trying to share information. Unfortunately, I believe it will not be the last. Things will be pushed further and further until only what the government wants to be shared will be shared. The future looks bleak.

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Tags: Content Moderation, Data Protection, Digital Rights, Freedom of Speech, Government Surveillance, Information Control, Internet Censorship, Media Freedom, Online Privacy, Privacy Policy, Social Media Regulation, User Security, Zsolt Zsemba

Zsolt Zsemba

Zsolt Zsemba has worn many different hats. He has been an entrepreneur, and businessman for over 30 years. Living abroad has given him many amazing experiences in life and also sparked his imagination for writing. After moving to Canada from Hungary at the age of 10 and working in a family business for a large part of his life. The switch from manufacturing to writing came surprisingly easily for him. His passion for writing began at age 12, mostly writing poetry and short stories. In 1999, the chance came to write scripts. Zsolt took some time off from his family business to write in Jakarta Indonesia for MD Entertainment. Having written dozens of soap operas and made for TV movies, in 2003 Zsolt returned to the family business once more. In 2018, he had the chance to head back to Asia once again. He took on the challenge to be the COO for MD Pictures and get back into the entertainment business. The entertainment business opened up the desire to write once more and the words began to flow onto the pages again. He decided to rewrite a book he began years ago. Organ House was reborn and is a fiction suspense novel while Scars is a young adult drama focused on life’s challenges. After the first two books, his desire to write not only became more challenging but enjoyable as well. After having several books completed he was convinced to publish them for your enjoyment. Zsolt does not tend to stay in one specific genre but tends to lean towards strong female leads and horror. Though he also has a few human interest books, he tends to write about whatever brews in his brain for a while.