Government Tables Bill to Make Big Tech Pay for Canadian News

Government Tables Bill to Make Big Tech Pay for Canadian News
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez speaks about the government’s plans to amend the Broadcast Act during a news conference in Ottawa on Feb. 2, 2022. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The Liberal government has tabled a bill that will require online platforms to strike revenue deals with news organizations for displaying their content and allowing it to be accessed and shared on those platforms.

“As you guys know, the news sector in Canada is in crisis and this contributes to the heightened public mistrust and the rise of harmful disinformation in our society,” Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said while announcing Bill C-18 in a press conference in Ottawa on April 5.

Noé Chartier
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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Twitter: @NChartierET
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