Canada pushes for “Online News Act!”
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Canada is trying to create a law called the “Online News Act”. The law would require tech companies to pay local news outlets for content posted on social media.
An important objective is to encourage an environment of mutual respect and understanding amongst news organisations and online platforms.
Importantly, the goal is to help the news industry prosper, grow, and work independently.
Key facts!
- Canada wants to make a new law called the Online News Act.
- As a result, this law would make companies like Google and Facebook pay local news publishers for their content on social media.
- The goal is to help the local news industry be more diverse and independent.
- Further, the government thinks this law will also help the economy.
- On the contrary, Google and Facebook don’t like this law.
- Firstly, they say it is not fair to make them pay for news they did not make.
- Secondly, Facebook even said they would block news for Canadians if the law passes.
- The law has not been passed yet, but other countries like Australia and New Zealand have passed similar laws.
- In addition, the government in Australia says it has helped news companies pay more people.
- To sum up, people who support this law say it will help local news publishers keep working and make more money from advertisements on Google and Facebook.
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