TORONTO — The final step required for a parliamentary bill to become law has come for the controversial “Online News Act” in Canada, requiring “the largest digital platforms to bargain fairly with Canadian news businesses for the use of their news content on their services.”
The passage of “Bill C-18” has already led the owner of Facebook and Instagram to respond, sending a chill to those who believe passage of the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2023 in the U.S. Senate would bring a similar act from Meta.
