FILE ON UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA'S MICHAEL GEISTPerson
University of Ottawa's Michael Geist
The structural critique is intellectually consistent with how YouTube and TikTok recommendation systems work. YouTube revenue scales with views but at different CPMs across geographies2.
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The structural critique is intellectually consistent with how YouTube and TikTok recommendation systems work
YouTube revenue scales with views but at different CPMs across geographies
Fact-Check: Bill C-11, Algorithmic Discoverability, and Cana
“viewership" — these are related but not identical, since YouTube revenue scales with views but at different CPMs across geographies.”
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source
Disputed — who says what, against what see standalone →
These are things people say about University of Ottawa's Michael Geist that aren't settled fact — each one attributed to who's actually claiming it, so a claim never quietly passes as established just because it showed up in a document. Weigh it yourself.
Disputed
"YouTube and TikTok are not neutral parties"
Asserted by University of Ottawa's Michael Geist · stance: critical
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
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Disputed
"C-11's discoverability requirements would force platforms to promote Canadian content to Canadian users who did not select it"
Asserted by University of Ottawa's Michael Geist · stance: pro
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
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Disputed
"The government dismissed creators' concerns as fearmongering"
Asserted by University of Ottawa's Michael Geist · stance: critical
The evidence on file mostly supports this, but it's still someone's claim, not a settled fact.
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Disputed
"Global algorithms interpret low watch times as an unengaging video"
Asserted by University of Ottawa's Michael Geist · stance: pro
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
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Disputed
"Canadian creators' international watch time has actually dropped due to C-11 or CRTC action"
Unattributed assertion · stance: critical
The evidence on file mostly runs against this claim.
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Disputed
"The level playing field framing obscures the regulatory advantages of traditional competitors."
Asserted by University of Ottawa's Michael Geist · stance: critical
The evidence on file mostly supports this, but it's still someone's claim, not a settled fact.
The CRTC Streaming Contribution Regime as Incumbent Protecti ↗
Disputed
"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"
Asserted by University of Ottawa's Michael Geist · stance: pro
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
Fact-Check: Bill C-11, Algorithmic Discoverability, and Cana ↗
Disputed
"The regime is a giant cross-industry subsidy scheme."
Asserted by University of Ottawa's Michael Geist · stance: critical
The evidence on file mostly supports this, but it's still someone's claim, not a settled fact.
The CRTC Streaming Contribution Regime as Incumbent Protecti ↗
Timeline see standalone →
2023
2023-12
Michael Geist December 2023 CRTC appearance
December 2023
CRTC appearance