As Meta and Google prepare to limit news access in Canada, we explore the implications of Bill C-18 for users and news outlets alike. The implementation of Canada’s Online News Act, known as Bill C-18, has sparked a significant standoff between the federal government and social media behemoths like Meta (formerly Facebook) and Google. This legislation, which mandates that tech companies pay news publishers for using their content, has led to threats from these platforms to block news content for Canadian users—a drastic move that could reshape access to information across the nation. The Core of Bill C-18 Enacted on June 22, 2023, Bill C-18 aims to correct what the Canadian government sees as an imbalance in the digital news ecosystem. By requiring platforms like Google and Facebook to compensate news outlets for the links to their content that appear on social media, the bill intends to support the journalism industry in Canada, which has been suffering from declining revenue streams ...
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