Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is still trying to negotiate with tech giant Meta over its threats to block news sharing for Canadians following the passage of legislation obliging big tech companies to pay Canadian news outlets for content shared on the platforms.
A spokesperson for Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, said on June 27 that the tech giant is “proceeding towards ending the availability of news permanently in Canada” once the Online News Act comes into force this December.
“The way the bill is drafted doesn’t allow for negotiations outside the framework of the legislation,” said Rachel Curran, Meta’s head of public policy in Canada, while appearing on the CBC program “Power & Politics” on June 27….