Explained | Why is Facebook threatening to block news in Canada
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained | Why is Facebook threatening to block news in Canada

The Hindu  

The story so far: On October 21, Meta threatened to block news content from Facebook in Canada. The law can force social media platforms like Facebook and Google to pay news publishers for their content. The law lays down rules that mandate platforms like Meta’s Facebook and Alphabet’s Google to negotiate deals with news publications. Tech companies like Facebook profit from the work of news publications and hence must get a chance to negotiate fair deals with them, Pablo Rodrigues, Heritage Minister of Canada said in a statement. The law brings under its ambit qualified Canadian journalism organisations, entities that produce news content, operate in Canada and employ two or more journalists, according to the Government of Canada’s website.

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The geopolitics of platform-publisher tussles
1 week, 3 days ago

The geopolitics of platform-publisher tussles

The Hindu  

Last month, The Australia Today’s coverage of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s visit was discussed less for its substance and more for being inaccessible on Facebook in Canada. Coming on the back of diplomatic tensions between India and Canada, were Mr. Jaishankar’s interview and joint press conference, covered in The Australia Today, inaccessible in Canada due to a nudge by …

Australia to force tech titans to pay for news
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Australia to force tech titans to pay for news

Raw Story  

Australia will force Meta and Google to pay for news shared on their platforms under a new scheme unveiled Thursday, threatening to tax them if they refuse to strike deals with local media. "The rapid growth of digital platforms in recent years has disrupted Australia's media landscape, and it is threatening the viability of public interest journalism," Communications Minister Michelle …

Canadian news publishers sue OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement
1 month, 1 week ago

Canadian news publishers sue OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement

Associated Press  

OTTAWA, Ontario — A coalition of Canadian news publishers, including The Canadian Press, Torstar, Globe and Mail, Postmedia and CBC/Radio-Canada, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for using news content to train its ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence system. The outlets said in a joint statement on Friday that OpenAI regularly breaches copyright by scraping large amounts of content from Canadian …

Facebook owner Meta bans Russian state media outlets over 'foreign interference'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Facebook owner Meta bans Russian state media outlets over 'foreign interference'

New Indian Express  

LONDON: Meta said it's banning Russia state media organization from its social media platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow's propaganda. “After careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets: Rossiya Segodnya, RT and other related entities are now banned from our apps globally for foreign interference activity," Meta said in a …

California is trying to force Big Tech to pay for news. What can we learn from Australia and Canada?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

California is trying to force Big Tech to pay for news. What can we learn from Australia and Canada?

LA Times  

A man carries a copy of the Sydney Morning Herald in 2012. If the News Media Bargaining Code became law, Google Australia Managing Director Mel Silva said in a Senate hearing, the company would have “no real choice” but to stop making Google Search available in Australia. Rod Sims, an economist and former chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer …

Meta is ending its deals to pay for Australian news content. This is how it could change your Facebook and Instagram feeds
10 months, 1 week ago

Meta is ending its deals to pay for Australian news content. This is how it could change your Facebook and Instagram feeds

ABC  

If you ever get your daily news fix by scrolling through Facebook and Instagram, you may soon be seeing a whole lot less. "The number of people using Facebook News in Australia and the US has dropped by over 80 per cent last year," Meta said in a statement. Professor Martin said we have already seen dangerous deep fake videos …

Canada to keep pressure on Facebook to pay for news: PM Justin Trudeau
1 year ago

Canada to keep pressure on Facebook to pay for news: PM Justin Trudeau

The Hindu  

Ottawa will keep pushing Meta to comply with a new law requiring large internet companies to pay Canadian news publishers for their content, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, but the Facebook parent stood by its decision to block news sharing rather than pay. "News outlets choose to use our free services because it helps their bottom line, and …

Google and Canada reach agreement on news sharing and payments: Know what it means
1 year, 1 month ago

Google and Canada reach agreement on news sharing and payments: Know what it means

India TV News  

Canada and Google have reportedly worked out a deal about a new law that makes big internet companies share ad money with news publishers. Details of the Agreement According to TOI, if it's true, the deal means Google will make yearly payments, of about C$100 million, to news companies. Online News Act Background The Online News Act, a part of …

Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law
1 year, 1 month ago

Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law

Associated Press  

TORONTO — Canada’s government said Wednesday it reached a deal with Google for the company to contribute $100 million Canadian dollars annually to the country’s news industry to comply with a new Canadian law requiring tech companies to pay publishers for their content. “Unfortunately Meta continues to completely abdicate any responsibility towards democratic institutions.” Pascale St-Onge, the minister of Canadian …

Facebook Is Giving Up on News—Again
1 year, 4 months ago

Facebook Is Giving Up on News—Again

Wired  

Facebook is done with news. And now, Meta is killing off the News tab in France, Germany, and the UK, where it is also ending funding for a well-liked local news project. Facebook-owner Meta said this week that it would remove the News tab in all three European countries by December, meaning it will no longer pull in articles to …

Not just Canada, Meta is trying to kill Facebook’s news feed in other countries too
1 year, 4 months ago

Not just Canada, Meta is trying to kill Facebook’s news feed in other countries too

Firstpost  

Meta plans to kill Facebook’s news tab in a number of countries. This comes after several media organisations across the world, as well as some legislators have demanded that Meta compensates news organisations for curating their articles for their platform Meta has revealed its plan to discontinue the dedicated news tab on Facebook in certain European countries, starting in early …

Meta's Canada news ban fails to dent Facebook usage
1 year, 4 months ago

Meta's Canada news ban fails to dent Facebook usage

The Hindu  

Meta's decision to block news links in Canada this month has had almost no impact on Canadians' usage of Facebook, data from independent tracking firms indicated on Tuesday, as the company faces scorching criticism from the Canadian government over the move. Daily active users of Facebook and time spent on the app in Canada have stayed roughly unchanged since parent …

Meta faces backlash over Canada news block as wildfires rage
1 year, 4 months ago

Meta faces backlash over Canada news block as wildfires rage

The Hindu  

Meta is being accused of endangering lives by blocking news links in Canada at a crucial moment, when thousands have fled their homes and are desperate for wildfire updates that once would have been shared widely on Facebook. But Meta has said the bill is flawed and insisted that news outlets share content on its Facebook and Instagram platforms to …

Canada to start planning how it will make internet giants pay for news
1 year, 4 months ago

Canada to start planning how it will make internet giants pay for news

The Hindu  

The Canadian regulator responsible for implementing the country's online news law on Thursday said it will start setting up a framework for negotiations between news organisations and internet giants this autumn, with the aim of initiating mandatory bargaining by early 2025. Canada's Online News Act, part of a global trend to make tech firms like Alphabet's Google and Meta's Facebook …

Canada PM Justin Trudeau slams Facebook for blocking Canada wildfire news
1 year, 4 months ago

Canada PM Justin Trudeau slams Facebook for blocking Canada wildfire news

The Hindu  

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday accused Facebook of putting profits over people’s safety during the emergencies created by Canada’s record wildfire season. “Right now, in an emergency situation where up to date local information is more important than ever, Facebook is putting corporate profits ahead of people's safety,” Trudeau said at a news conference in Cornwall on Prince …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slams Facebook for blocking Canada wildfire news
1 year, 4 months ago

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slams Facebook for blocking Canada wildfire news

LA Times  

The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris on June 14. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Facebook on Monday of putting profits over people’s safety during the emergencies created by Canada’s record wildfire season. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced earlier this summer it would keep its promise to block news content from …

Canada demands Meta lift ban on news to allow fires info to be shared
1 year, 4 months ago

Canada demands Meta lift ban on news to allow fires info to be shared

The Hindu  

A Canadian government minister on Friday demanded that Meta lift a ban on domestic news from its platforms to allow people to share information about wildfires in the west of the country. Meta started blocking news on its Facebook and Instagram platforms for all users in Canada this month in response to a new law requiring internet giants to pay …

Canada demands Meta to lift ‘reckless’ ban on news during wildfires
1 year, 4 months ago

Canada demands Meta to lift ‘reckless’ ban on news during wildfires

Live Mint  

The Canadian government has called on Meta to reverse its ban on sharing domestic news on its platforms, citing concerns about the impact on critical wildfire information in the western part of the country, Reuters reported. Meta recently implemented a news block on its Facebook and Instagram platforms for all Canadian users in response to a new law requiring internet …

Canada demands Meta to lift ban on local news to allow sharing wildfire info
1 year, 4 months ago

Canada demands Meta to lift ban on local news to allow sharing wildfire info

Hindustan Times  

A Canadian government minister on Friday demanded that Meta lift a ban on domestic news from its platforms to allow people to share information about wildfires in the west of the country. A helicopter battles the McDougall Creek wildfire as it burns in the hills West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, Meta started blocking news on its Facebook and Instagram platforms …

Why did Meta block Canada’s access to news reports?
1 year, 5 months ago

Why did Meta block Canada’s access to news reports?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On August 1, Meta announced that it will block users in Canada from posting and accessing news reports on its Facebook and Instagram platforms. This is after Canada’s Online News Act came into effect on July 22, stipulating that large digital players such as Meta and Google should pay news publishers for content that is made …

Facebook owner Meta carries out threat to block news in Canada. Google plans to do the same
1 year, 5 months ago

Facebook owner Meta carries out threat to block news in Canada. Google plans to do the same

Associated Press  

MENLO PARK, California — Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta is keeping its promise to block news content in Canada on its platforms in response to a new law that requires tech giants to pay publishers for linking to or otherwise repurposing their content online. The social media company said the Online News Act “is based on the incorrect premise …

Meta starts blocking news in Canada
1 year, 5 months ago

Meta starts blocking news in Canada

The Hindu  

Meta on Tuesday started blocking Canadians' access to news on Facebook and Instagram in response to a new law requiring digital giants to pay publishers for such content. Google, another critic of the Online News Act, has said it is considering a similar move, among an ongoing global debate as more governments try to make tech firms pay for news …

Canadian companies halt ads on Facebook, Instagram after Meta blocks news access
1 year, 5 months ago

Canadian companies halt ads on Facebook, Instagram after Meta blocks news access

The Hindu  

Several Canadian companies and government agencies have stopped advertising on Facebook and Instagram after Meta Platforms decided to stop news access on the apps over a law that requires payments to local news publishers. We hope to work together to ensure that all parties can do what the Online News Act allows for, to bargain fairly, level the playing field …

Canada to stop ads on Facebook, but sees path to settle dispute
1 year, 6 months ago

Canada to stop ads on Facebook, but sees path to settle dispute

The Hindu  

The Canadian government will stop spending some C$10 million per year on Facebook and Instagram ads amid a dispute over a new law on paying online news publishers that the Meta-owned platforms have opposed, Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said on Wednesday. The government still sees a path forward in resolving the quarrel that has led to Meta and Alphabet's Google …

Canada's government to stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram after Meta says it will block news
1 year, 6 months ago

Canada's government to stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram after Meta says it will block news

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Canada's government said Wednesday it …

Canada’s government to stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram after Meta says it will block news
1 year, 6 months ago

Canada’s government to stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram after Meta says it will block news

Associated Press  

OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada’s government said Wednesday it would stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram, in response to Meta’s decision to block access to news content on their social platforms as part of a temporary test. Meta promised at the time to block Canadian news content on its Facebook and Instagram platforms to address Canada’s recently passed Online News Act. …

Column: California and Canada absolutely must call Google’s and Facebook’s bluff on news
1 year, 6 months ago

Column: California and Canada absolutely must call Google’s and Facebook’s bluff on news

LA Times  

“Our customers are smart enough to know that you don’t get something for nothing,” media baron Rupert Murdoch said in support of tech platforms paying news outlets for the stories their users consume. The Australian bill, for example, compels the tech giants to negotiate with news outlets to determine a fair rate for hosting their work; in a somewhat unusual …

Google to block local news in Canada in response to media law
1 year, 6 months ago

Google to block local news in Canada in response to media law

The Hindu  

Google on Thursday became the latest Silicon Valley giant to block Canadian users from seeing local news on its platform after Ottawa passed a bill requiring tech companies to pay for such content. The Online News Act became law last week, aiming to support a struggling Canadian news sector that has seen hundreds of publications close in the last decade. …

Google set to remove news links in Canada over online news law
1 year, 6 months ago

Google set to remove news links in Canada over online news law

Associated Press  

OTTAWA, Ontario — Google said Thursday it will remove links to Canadian news on its platforms across Canada over a new law that will require digital giants to compensate media outlets for content they share or otherwise repurpose. The tech giant said it will remove Canadian news links from Google News — a personalized aggregator service available by web or …

Facebook ending news sharing in Canada: Why an attempt to save journalism will make things worse.
1 year, 6 months ago

Facebook ending news sharing in Canada: Why an attempt to save journalism will make things worse.

Slate  

On June 22, the Canadian Parliament passed Bill C-18, also known as the Online News Act. The new law, according to a government news release, “will require the largest digital platforms”—in effect, calling out Facebook, Instagram, and Google without naming them—“to bargain fairly with Canadian news businesses for the use of their news content.” The intent here is to even …

Google says it will start blocking Canadian news stories in response to new law
1 year, 6 months ago

Google says it will start blocking Canadian news stories in response to new law

NPR  

Google says it will start blocking Canadian news stories in response to new law Enlarge this image toggle caption LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images Googles said on Thursday that it will block all links to Canadian news articles for people using its search engine and other services in the country in response to a new …

Facebook and Instagram to block news in Canada
1 year, 6 months ago

Facebook and Instagram to block news in Canada

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Online News Act, known as Bill C-18, will force big technology companies to compensate news publishers …

Canada will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news under bill set to become law
1 year, 6 months ago

Canada will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news under bill set to become law

The Hindu  

Canada's Senate on Thursday passed a bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms. The bill, which is set to become law, was passed amid a standoff between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government and Silicon Valley tech giants. “We have repeatedly shared that in order …

Canada set to require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news
1 year, 6 months ago

Canada set to require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news

LA Times  

Digital companies like Meta will have to pay media outlets for news content that they share on their platforms under an upcoming law in Canada. Canada’s Senate on Thursday passed a bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms. Business California bill would force Big …

Canada will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news under bill set to become law
1 year, 6 months ago

Canada will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news under bill set to become law

Associated Press  

OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada’s Senate on Thursday passed a bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms. The bill, which is set to become law, was passed amid a standoff between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government and Silicon Valley tech giants. “We have repeatedly shared …

Canada Justin Trudeau Online News Act Google Meta Alphabet Facebook Bullying Tactics Suppress
1 year, 7 months ago

Canada Justin Trudeau Online News Act Google Meta Alphabet Facebook Bullying Tactics Suppress

ABP News  

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms of employing "bullying tactics" in response to Canadian efforts to secure financial support for news publishers. The proposed legislation aims to compel internet giants such as Google and Meta's Facebook to negotiate commercial agreements and compensate publishers for their content. Google and Facebook argue that the provisions outlined in …

Google, Meta using 'bullying tactics' against Canada's news bill: PM Trudeau
1 year, 7 months ago

Google, Meta using 'bullying tactics' against Canada's news bill: PM Trudeau

Hindustan Times  

Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms are using "bullying tactics" against a Canadian push aimed at ensuring financial support for news publishers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday. The proposed legislation is designed to compel internet giants like Google and Meta's Facebook to negotiate commercial deals and pay publishers for their content. "The fact that these internet giants would rather …

Meta To Test Limiting News On Facebook, Instagram In Canada: Report
1 year, 7 months ago

Meta To Test Limiting News On Facebook, Instagram In Canada: Report

ABP News  

Meta Platforms has announced that it will conduct tests on its social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, in Canada, as reported by Reuters. This legislation aims to compel platforms like Meta and Google's parent company, Alphabet, to engage in negotiations for commercial agreements and compensate Canadian news publishers for their content. It is worth noting that Google had previously implemented …

Meta tests blocking news content on Instagram, Facebook for some Canadians
1 year, 7 months ago

Meta tests blocking news content on Instagram, Facebook for some Canadians

Associated Press  

OTTAWA, Ontario — Meta is temporarily blocking some Canadian users from accessing news content on Facebook and Instagram as part of a temporary test that is expected to last through the end of June, the tech giant said Thursday. Meta also said it is prepared to permanently block news content on Facebook and Instagram for Canadians if the bill passes. …

Meta to test limiting some news access on Facebook, Instagram in Canada
1 year, 7 months ago

Meta to test limiting some news access on Facebook, Instagram in Canada

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms Inc. on Thursday said it will begin tests on its social media websites Facebook and Instagram that will limit some users and publishers from viewing or sharing some news content in Canada. The testing period will run for several weeks, the social media giant said, adding that the minor percentage of Canadian users enrolled in testing will be …

Facebook is wrong to say news lacks economic value, says Canada PM Justin Trudeau
1 year, 8 months ago

Facebook is wrong to say news lacks economic value, says Canada PM Justin Trudeau

The Hindu  

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said Meta Platforms Inc.'s opposition to proposed legislation that would compel payment by its Facebook unit and other internet companies for journalistic content was based on a flawed argument that news has no economic value. Speaking to a parliamentary committee about the Trudeau government's legislation on Monday, a Meta official said news has …

Google, Meta executives push back against Canada online news bill
1 year, 8 months ago

Google, Meta executives push back against Canada online news bill

The Hindu  

Google and Meta would withdraw access to news articles in Canada if legislation compelling internet companies to pay news publishers is passed, company executives told Canadian lawmakers on Wednesday. Canada's proposed legislation would force platforms like Google parent Alphabet Inc. and Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. to negotiate commercial deals and pay Canadian news publishers for their content, part of …

Online platforms must take down PIB-flagged ‘fake news’
1 year, 9 months ago

Online platforms must take down PIB-flagged ‘fake news’

The Hindu  

Social media platforms and other intermediaries on the Internet are now required to make sure that “fake news” articles about the Union Government, which have been declared as such by the Press Information Bureau, are taken down from their platforms when they are alerted to such posts. Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar outlined a defence …

Explained | What is Canada’s Online News Act and how it impacts social media users
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | What is Canada’s Online News Act and how it impacts social media users

The Hindu  

The story so far: On March 11, Facebook-owner Meta reiterated its stance against Canada’s proposed Online News Act. Introduced in April 2022, Canada’s ‘Online News Act,’ also known as the House of Commons bill C-18, aims to make Big Tech companies like Google and Meta compensate local news publishers for making the latter’s content available for users on its platforms. …

What is the Online News Act that will force Meta & Google to end news access for Canadian users
1 year, 9 months ago

What is the Online News Act that will force Meta & Google to end news access for Canadian users

Firstpost  

Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms Inc said on Saturday that if the Canada’s Online News Act is passed as it is in its current state, the company will no longer allow news content to Canadians on any of its platforms. The “Online News Act,” or House of Commons bill C-18, presented in April last year outlined regulations that would require …

Google tests blocking news content for some Canadians
1 year, 10 months ago

Google tests blocking news content for some Canadians

Associated Press  

OTTAWA, Ontario — Google is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content in what the company said Wednesday is a test run of a potential response to a Canadian government’s online news bill. Bill C-18, the Online News Act, would require digital giants such as Google and Meta, which owns Facebook, to negotiate deals that would compensate Canadian media …

Facebook parent Meta threatens to remove news from platform
2 years, 1 month ago

Facebook parent Meta threatens to remove news from platform

The Hindu  

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. said Tuesday it will be “forced to consider” removing news content from its platform if Congress passes legislation requiring tech companies to pay news outlets for their material. Meta said it would rather pull news from its platforms than “submit to government-mandated negotiations that unfairly disregard the value we provide to news outlets.” The value, …

Facebook parent Meta threatens to remove news from platform
2 years, 1 month ago

Facebook parent Meta threatens to remove news from platform

Associated Press  

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. said Tuesday it will be “forced to consider” removing news content from its platform if Congress passes legislation requiring tech companies to pay news outlets for their material. Meta said it would rather pull news from its platforms than “submit to government-mandated negotiations that unfairly disregard the value we provide to news outlets.” The value, …

Meta-backed Facebook threatens to ban news on their platforms if the US Congress passes a new journalism bill
2 years, 1 month ago

Meta-backed Facebook threatens to ban news on their platforms if the US Congress passes a new journalism bill

Firstpost  

Meta argues that publishers and broadcasters who put their content on platforms like Facebook or Twitter do so for better reach and to earn revenue, which benefits publishers and broadcasters, not distributors like Facebook or Twitter. Andy Stone, Meta’s head of policy communications, said on Twitter that Facebook will “be forced to consider removing news” from Facebook if a new …

Facebook owner Meta may remove news from platform if U.S. Congress passes media bill
2 years, 1 month ago

Facebook owner Meta may remove news from platform if U.S. Congress passes media bill

The Hindu  

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. on Monday threatened to remove news from its platform if the U.S. Congress passes a proposal aimed at making it easier for news organisations to negotiate collectively with companies like Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Facebook. Sources briefed on the matter said lawmakers are considering adding the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act to a must-pass annual …

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