OneClass e-learning platform to pay $100,000 for violating CASL rules

OTTAWA-GATINEAU — Online educational platform OneClass, owned and operated by Notesolution Inc., has agreed to pay $100,000 for allegedly violating Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), the CRTC announced today. The OneClass e-learning platform is used by post-secondary students to access student-created study guides, lecture notes and video tutorials. The Commission’s investigation alleged that between October 31, 2016, and March 25, 2020, OneClass sent commercial electronic messages to promote its platform, without first obtaining the required consent from message recipients. In addition, the Commission alleged OneClass installed a computer program, “OneClass Easy Invite Chrome Extension”, on the computer systems of post-secondary students...