This represents the endgame in a public battle between Ottawa and the big tech giants over the Online News Act
, Meta’s Canadian public policy head Rachel Curran accused the federal government of basing the Online News Act on the false premise that the company “benefits unfairly” from online news content, saying the reverse is actually true.
“News outlets voluntarily share content on Facebook and Instagram to expand their audiences and help their bottom line,” she wrote.that news content was “of low value to Meta and declining.”Advertisement 5In a blog post, Google stated it was seeking clarification on the financial expectations the platform would face, as well as guidance on how it would account for revenue-sharing deals it made independently with news publishers.
Both Rodriguez and Trudeau have publicly stated that they won’t respond to threats by the tech giants.Article content
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