A new survey suggests that most Canadians feel news should be free and accessible for anyone, while also believing that media will find other ways to make money.
Leger conducted a national online survey of 1,564 people over the weekend to seek opinions about the Liberal government's Online News Act.The law, which comes into effect later this year, will force digital giants such as Google to compensate media outlets for content that is shared or otherwise repurposed on their platforms.
Overall, 59 per cent of respondents agreed the company should restore access to news, and only 12 per cent agreed that Meta should be allowed to protest the legislation. The survey suggests that two out of every three Canadians think that news should be free and accessible to anyone, and "the struggling media have other ways to make money."
He said this is a byproduct of the internet and the idea that it should give people universal access to whatever they want. The survey suggests that 43 per cent of Canadians support the bill, while 31 per cent are opposed and 26 per cent don't know enough about the situation to have an opinion.
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