( ) -q-26- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “had previously suggested.” A Canadian bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms is set to become law. [CutID: <Cuts> CANADA-GOOGLE-META-house-q-FRIam.mp3 Time: 26s Title: CANADA-GOOGLE-META-house-q-FRIam Out-cue: ] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. —————————- […]
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Canada will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news
( ) -q-26- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “had previously suggested.”
A Canadian bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms is set to become law.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.
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VERBATIM: Canada’s Senate passed the bill amid a standoff between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government and Silicon Valley tech giants. Ottawa has said the law creates a level playing field between online advertising giants and the shrinking news industry. Meta confirmed that it plans to comply with the bill by ending news availability on Facebook and Instagram for its Canadian users, as it had previously suggested.