The Canadian Reversal
Some people in Canada have adopted the very American habit of bitching that government censors things, and whining about freedom of expression (I laugh at them because whining about freedom of expression is often the only thing that most of such people do to exercise their freedom of expression, but that's another story).
So it's pretty funny that when news stories surfaced that claimed that Dire Straits' "Money For Nothing" was banned in Canada... everyone was a little surprised to find out that the censor offending everyone's freedom of expression wasn't the government.
The song was banned by an association of private radio and television stations called the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, which has no affiliation with government; in fact, government-owned media aren't even allowed to join the Council. Comically, this means that the government-owned broadcaster in Canada is free to play the song, while privately-owned stations around the country have joined together to not play it.
Meanwhile, the CRTC - the big, faceless government agency that actually has the legal authority to censor media - is opposing the Council's decision. They've asked the Council to please review its decision and are is setting up a panel to investigate why independent media outlets have voted not to exercise their freedom of expression in this case - sort of like someone calling a vet when they notice that their dog isn't moving.
If you weren't completely disillusioned with freedom of expression before, you should be now. In capitalist America, bank hobs you. In capitalist Canada, independent media gags itself.