OTTAWA : Meta Platforms Inc said on Thursday it would end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada after parliament approved legislation designed to compel internet giants to pay publishers for news.
The act outlines rules to force platforms such as Facebook and Alphabet's Google to negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers for their content, a step similar to a groundbreaking law passed in Australia in 2021. Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, who introduced the bill last year, said on Thursday that the government"will engage in a regulatory and implementation process" after the legislation comes into effect.
Google confirmed that senior company executives were scheduled to meet with Rodriguez later on Thursday.
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