Liberal’s streaming bill closer to passing after House OKs most Senate amendments
and require tech giants such as YouTube, Netflix and Spotify to make Canadian content available to users here – or face steep penalties.On Thursday evening, the House agreed to adopt many of the Senate’s amendments that highlight the promotion of Indigenous languages and Black content creators.
However, Liberal, NDP and Bloc Quebecois MPs rejected a key amendment that YouTube advocated for, which was worded to add further protections to people who upload videos on YouTube.The proposed law has come under intense scrutiny amid accusations from companies and critics who said it left too much room for government control over user-generated content and social-media algorithms.
“I am optimistic that a majority of senators will accept the decision made by the elected chamber,” he said.
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