Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault has said he is looking to bring in rules similar to those proposed in France and Australia. Try refreshing your browser, or Canada may soon enact rules forcing Facebook to pay news outlets for content Back to videoAustralia has moved to force companies like Facebook and Google to compensate news outlets when their stories are shared on the platform. In response to Australia’s draft rules, Facebook threatened to prevent users in that country from sharing news on their pages. The company said it is unfair of any government to ask Facebook to pay for what news companies are putting online for free. Guilbeault said he is working flat out on the issue, but the process takes time because Canada needs to develop its own rules.

Source: National Post September 15, 2020 19:18 UTC