Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-03 16:01:00 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2ED9329620F0DFDCDCD69A5EB387C58373CE80BBC241E08C0DBCE26E68312C8B
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Original Note:
The Liberal government sponsors “approved” media to the tune of $1.2b (CBC), $600m (media bailout) and $90m (Covid advertising) annually, while suppressing and censoring independent journalism that may be critical of their policies. https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/cbc-pausing-twitter-after-government-funded-media-label-98646799 https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/politics/federal-election-2019/canada-s-600-million-media-bailout-a-guide-to-federal-tax-breaks-for-the-news-industry-1.4586082 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/covid-pandemic-advertising-communications-1.5597690 https://www.rebelnews.com/ezra_levant_show_may_01_2023
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