As MPs pass Liberal online news bill, Meta again threatens to pull contentOTTAWA — The House of Commons passed a Liberal bill on Wednesday designed to require web giants to compensate journalism outfits for reposting their content, and Meta is once again threatening to remove news content from Facebook in Canada. Companies could be exempt from the negotiation process set out in the proposed legislation, known as Bill C-18, if they already have agreements with media outlets that fulfil certain criteria. Another amendment ensured that any companies that are headquartered outside of Canada would not be captured under the bill. The Liberals and NDP have argued that such suggestions make the Tories seem like they are speaking for companies such as Meta. In response, Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux emphasized that such companies bring in billions of dollars of revenue every year while media companies have struggled to keep up.

Source: CBC News December 15, 2022 09:45 UTC