The decision was announced by Meta on Thursday (6/22), as by law the company is obliged to pay the media for each article posted on its platform.
“We have repeatedly advised that in order to comply with Bill C-18, content from news outlets, including publishers and newscasters, will no longer be available to people accessing our platform at Canada,” Meta said in a statement.
According to Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriquez, there is currently no need for Meta to block news content on its two platforms, as the law has not yet been passed by the kingdom.
“Facebook knows very well that it has no obligation under current law. But after the royal passage of Bill C-18, the government will be involved in the regulatory process and its implementation. If the government can’t defend Canadians against the tech giants, so who will?” Rodriquez wrote on Twitter.
To quote Anadolu Agency, By Friday (6/23), Canadians could also lose ground for their news content in Google search, if the search engine giant follows the same path as Meta.
However, to avoid this, Rodriquez is in talks with Google to negotiate the issue.
The regulations to be imposed in Canada have been implemented by the government under the guise of media fairness, as the social media giant derives revenue from news content posted on its platform.
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