Technology will continue to evolve, and with it new platforms for communication will arise. One s... more Technology will continue to evolve, and with it new platforms for communication will arise. One such platform is YouTube. With YouTube garnering more views online than any other video platform, it has massive potential to influence our politics. Currently, the regulation is silent on how these new platforms could or should be regulated in terms of their influence on our democracy. This piece examines the regulations that are imposed on television advertising during Canadian Federal election campaigns in order to evaluate where YouTube challenges the current policy framework.
Technology will continue to evolve, and with it new platforms for communication will arise. One s... more Technology will continue to evolve, and with it new platforms for communication will arise. One such platform is YouTube. With YouTube garnering more views online than any other video platform, it has massive potential to influence our politics. Currently, the regulation is silent on how these new platforms could or should be regulated in terms of their influence on our democracy. This piece examines the regulations that are imposed on television advertising during Canadian Federal election campaigns in order to evaluate where YouTube challenges the current policy framework.
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