Meghan Sali

Meghan Sali is Campaigns Coordinator for Free Expression with OpenMedia.org, a community-based organization that safeguards the open Internet.

Legislating against 'fake news' leads us down a path to censorship

Meghan Sali

| January 10, 2017

If you've opened your eyes in the last two months, you'll know that there's a new boogeyman coming to deceive you and your family: the phenomenon of "fake news."

The spectre of fake news has been flooding the airwaves -- with a noticeable uptick since the U.S. federal election in November -- and it seems to be gaining steam with every passing day.

OpenMedia meeting with Public Safety emphasized the importance of a genuine consultation on C-51

Meghan Sali

| November 1, 2016

Yesterday, we met with top officials at Public Safety Canada to discuss ongoing privacy concerns shared by Canadians across the country.

Right now, the ministry is running a public consultation about Bill C-51, privacy, and national security, asking for feedback from Canadians on some of the most pressing civil liberties issues of our time.

Will the European Commission's copyright rules spell destruction for Wikimedia?

Meghan Sali

| October 1, 2016

The European Commission's Copyright Directive -- full of bad ideas, or full of the worst ideas ever?

That's the question that many of us campaigning for positive copyright reform are asking ourselves in the wake of the Commission's recently announced copyright package.

Why our work at the Supreme Court matters: A case study

Meghan Sali

| September 28, 2016

As many of you already know, OpenMedia is busy working on an intervention on a critical Supreme Court case being heard this winter. We'll be filing our final arguments next week, and we're thrilled to be a part of the conversation around this case, which will have broad implications for the future of access to information and free expression online.

Report on TPP's economic cost ignores potential damage to innovation and our digital economy

Meghan Sali

| September 15, 2016

A just-published government assessment of the economic impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) fails to consider the damage the TPP will cause to Canada's digital economy. The report completely ignores mounting evidence that the TPP's extreme copyright rules will cost jobs, undermine innovation, and cause millions in economic losses.

OpenMedia is defending your free expression at the Supreme Court

Meghan Sali

| September 13, 2016

This is a big moment for the OpenMedia community. For the first time, your OpenMedia team will be formally intervening in a court proceeding to protect the free expression rights of global Internet users --and at the Supreme Court no less!

Bell promises to run fibre to Churchill, Manitoba -- for the small price of acquiring MTS

Meghan Sali

| September 1, 2016

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Bell Canada, in its desperation to acquire Manitoba's fourth wireless carrier, Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS), has unwittingly become the butt of our office jokes.

Québec is gambling with Internet censorship: What is Bill 74 and how can we kill it?

Meghan Sali

| July 8, 2016

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The province of Québec has just accomplished a rare feat: it has everyone, including Internet freedom advocates, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), website operators, and even the federal government shaking their heads in unison.

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The real poison pill in the TPP

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Canadians have many reasons to be concerned about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a massive international trade agreement that, if ratified, will result in restrictive new rules governing our daily lives, from how we use the Internet, to how much we pay for medicine.

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Why is Netflix cracking down on essential privacy tools?

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When David Fullagar, Netflix Vice President of Content Delivery Architecture, announced recently that the company would be cracking down on users who employ privacy tools while watching Netflix, you could practically hear the groans reverberate across the globe.

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