Claims & sources
University of Ottawa's Michael Geist
Claims & sources for University of Ottawa's Michael Geist. Every fact below is a verbatim quote from a real document we have stored. ↩ See the full Record
| Claim | Asserted by | Stance | Evidence balance | Source | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The level playing field framing obscures the regulatory advantages of traditional competitors. | University of Ottawa's Michael Geist | critical | +2.0 | The CRTC Streaming Contribution Regime a | |
| The regime is a giant cross-industry subsidy scheme. | University of Ottawa's Michael Geist | critical | +1.0 | The CRTC Streaming Contribution Regime a | ↗ |
| The government dismissed creators' concerns as fearmongering | University of Ottawa's Michael Geist | critical | +1.0 | Fact-Check: Bill C-11, Algorithmic Disco | |
| C-11 discoverability rules will ultimately apply to YouTube/TikTok user-generated content | University of Ottawa's Michael Geist | critical | +1.0 | Fact-Check: Bill C-11, Algorithmic Disco | ↗ |
| back doors only for the good guys is not technically feasible | unattributed | pro | — | Research Brief: Negative Partisanship an | ↗ |
| a giant cross-industry subsidy scheme designed to support everyone from small producers to Bell's news division | University of Ottawa's Michael Geist | critical | — | The CRTC Streaming Contribution Regime a | ↗ |
| Global algorithms interpret low watch times as an unengaging video | University of Ottawa's Michael Geist | pro | — | Fact-Check: Bill C-11, Algorithmic Disco | ↗ |
| Successful Canadian digital creators who rely on international viewers for 90%+ of their income saw their global reach actively suppressed | unattributed | critical | — | Fact-Check: Bill C-11, Algorithmic Disco | |
| C-11's discoverability requirements would force platforms to promote Canadian content to Canadian users who did not select it | University of Ottawa's Michael Geist | pro | — | Fact-Check: Bill C-11, Algorithmic Disco | |
| Bill C-11 trades prioritizing Canadian content for a market of 38 million people for de-prioritizing that same content for a global market that runs into the billions of viewers | University of Ottawa's Michael Geist | pro | — | Fact-Check: Bill C-11, Algorithmic Disco | |
| YouTube and TikTok are not neutral parties | University of Ottawa's Michael Geist | critical | — | Fact-Check: Bill C-11, Algorithmic Disco | ↗ |
| Canadian creators' international watch time has actually dropped due to C-11 or CRTC action | unattributed | critical | -2.0 | Fact-Check: Bill C-11, Algorithmic Disco |