Facebook has concerns
The Canadian Press – April 26, 2022 / 13:45 | History: 367112
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Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez rises during the question period on Monday, April 25, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS / Adrian Wilde
Digital giant Meta says there are serious concerns about the federal government’s online news bill, which will force technology companies to compensate newsgroups for reusing the work of their platforms.
Rachel Koran of Meta Canada told the parliamentary committee today that the company, which owns Facebook and Instagram, is going through the proposed law in detail before deciding on a future response.
Canada’s bill to support the news industry is modeled on a law in Australia, where Facebook imposed a temporary ban on watching and sharing news on its social media site last year in protest of the bill.
In the Public Safety Committee of the House of Commons, Conservative MP Raquel Dancho asked Karan if such a ban in Canada is not on the Facebook table.
Curran says Meta is still considering its future actions based on the bill’s assessment, adding that it has not been consulted on its content.
A spokeswoman for Pablo Rodriguez said both the minister and his staff had met with Meta about the bill.
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