Thursday, Canada's Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault said Canada may adopt the Australian model, or follow the lead of other countries trying to get tech giants to pay for content. Many object to the uncontrolled misinformation campaigns tech giants seem unable to manage, increasingly harmful conspiracy theories — including the false narratives about the 2020 U.S. election. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)So far, attempts by large international organizations to convince the tech giants to play nice have been weak or ineffective. (Submitted by Bob Fay)The digital giants are influential in individual countries like Canada and Australia, but in many places they have virtually no physical presence. And while international treaties on standardization or international trade agreements exist, the phenomenon of internet tech giants that cross national boundaries is so new and changing so rapidly, that national governments simply were not prepared.

Source: CBC News February 19, 2021 09:00 UTC