Canada has enacted a new law forcing technology companies to pay news publishers for their content, which has led Meta to blocking news articles for all social media users, Facebook and Instagram, in Canada, according to Forbes.
According to the UAE statement website, Canada followed Australia’s lead and passed the online news law in parliament last Thursday, with a growing global trend to protect publishers’ rights and original news sources that lost a lot of revenue from social media platforms publishing news without compensation.
Parliament of Canada enacted legislation requiring companies of Meta and Alphabit platforms (the parent company of Google) to negotiate compensation deals with news publishers if the platforms want to publish, or link social media platforms to their news sites.
In a statement, Meta said the bill was "essentially flawed," and he was taking a step to block content from publishers and broadcasters in order to comply with the bill.
Meta did not mention if she would reconsider allowing news articles to be published in the future.
In Australia in 2021, Meta banned news releases before later reaching agreements with publishers.
Under the new law, the Canadian Radio, TV and Communications Commission will be responsible for mediation if publishers and social media platforms are unable to enter into an agreement.
