Online news law to create a framework for media outlets to collectively negotiate compensation deals with online platformsHeritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez will introduce legislation today to make digital giants compensate Canadian media outlets for reusing their news content. Try refreshing your browser, or Law to help news industry and combat fake news to be tabled today Back to videoThe bill is expected to be modelled on an Australian law making tech companies such as Google pay for news content on their platforms. Rodriguez has previously said the bill is a priority, and that it will help support Canada’s media industry and combat fake news circulating on the internet. The online news law will create a framework for professional media outlets to collectively negotiate compensation deals with online platforms. At a virtual conference in February, the minister said the bill being prepared would help preserve Canada’s independent media, which he said is “in crisis.”

Source: National Post April 05, 2022 18:31 UTC