Days after Canada pledged to make Facebook pay for news content amid an ongoing media battle with tech giants, one newspaper publisher is warning local news could be in trouble if the government doesn't take bold action. On Wednesday, Facebook announced it is blocking Australians from seeing or sharing news on its platform because of laws in the country proposing to make digital giants pay for journalism. WATCH | Winnipeg Free Press editor Bob Cox on the impact of social media:Newspaper publisher on making tech giants pay for news CBC News Manitoba Video 6:09 Bob Cox, publisher of the Winnipeg Free Press, says local news could be in trouble if the government doesn't take bold action. Bob Cox is the publisher of the Winnipeg Free Press. (Winnipeg Free Press)Whatever path the government chooses, Cox said, it's crucial that it takes some kind of stand for anything to change.

Source: CBC News February 21, 2021 21:56 UTC