Meta said that it plans to follow through with a threat to block Canadians from sharing news on its platforms, after the federal government passed a law requiring digital firms to pay domestic media organizations for their content.
TORONTO — Meta said Thursday that it plans to follow through with a threat to block Canadians from sharing news on its platforms, after the federal government passed a law requiring digital firms to pay domestic media organizations for their content.
Trudeau has defended Canada’s legislation and accused the tech giants of employing “bullying tactics.” “Over 460 media — big and small, in regions and cities or whatever — have disappeared in the last 10 to 15 years,” Pablo Rodriguez, Canada’s heritage minister, told a parliamentary committee in May. “All of the money is migrating to those big players, and we’re trying to come back to a fairer system.
“Canada brings this smart legislation much closer to home,” Kint said. “Dominoes are falling as global parliaments recognize the significant imbalance in market power held by Google and Facebook — and learn from solutions to address it.”Richard Gingras, vice president of Google’s news division, told a Canadian Senate committee in May that it would be “reasonable” for the company to ban news links if the bill passed.
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