Media Ecosystem Observatory
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CA-C-00003-4
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- Legal name
- Not disclosed
- Country
- Canada
- Type
- Civil society organisation
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Director or chair
- Aengus Bridgman (Director)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
1 of 5 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
4 of 6 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name not disclosed
- Who leads it on record, not yet checked
- How it is funded on record, not yet checked
- Named funders on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts verified
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- Media Ecosystem Observatory
- MEO
- Registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Founders or members with control Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type McGill University Direct Other University of Toronto Direct Other - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership
- Not disclosed
- Network or umbrella organisation Pending check
- Joint initiative of McGill University and the University of Toronto (page published by the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, McGill)
2 sources
- mediatechdemocracy.com, 'Media Ecosystem Observatory', read 2026-10-20 (MEO is a collaboration between McGill University and the University of Toronto, published by the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, McGill; tracking Canada's information ecosystem since 2019; meo.ca interface; the Canadian Digital Media Research Network is funded by Canadian Heritage's Digital Citizen Initiative)
- McGill University news, 'Government of Canada announces $5.5m to create Canadian Digital Media Research Network at McGill, UofT', 7 Jun 2023 (updated 25 Jan 2024), read 2026-10-20 (MEO is a joint initiative of McGill and U of T; CDMRN coordinated by MEO; Aengus Bridgman, Director of MEO; Taylor Owen and Peter Loewen co-principal investigators)
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- Income mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders and donors Pending check
Funder Type Note Government of Canada (Canadian Heritage) Government or public body $5.5m announced 7 Jun 2023 for the Canadian Digital Media Research Network coordinated by MEO (Digital Citizen Initiative)
2 sources
- McGill University news, 'Government of Canada announces $5.5m to create Canadian Digital Media Research Network at McGill, UofT', 7 Jun 2023 (updated 25 Jan 2024), read 2026-10-20 (MEO is a joint initiative of McGill and U of T; CDMRN coordinated by MEO; Aengus Bridgman, Director of MEO; Taylor Owen and Peter Loewen co-principal investigators)
- mediatechdemocracy.com, 'Media Ecosystem Observatory', read 2026-10-20 (MEO is a collaboration between McGill University and the University of Toronto, published by the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, McGill; tracking Canada's information ecosystem since 2019; meo.ca interface; the Canadian Digital Media Research Network is funded by Canadian Heritage's Digital Citizen Initiative)
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Money, Channels) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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