Facebook reacts to the Government of Canada’s Internet regulation bill

According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Ottawa, Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez and Ian Scott, Chairman of the Canadian Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on October 21 had a hearing on the management bill. Online news (known as C-18) before the Canadian House of Commons Heritage Committee. Addressing the House of Commons, Minister Rodriguez said bill C-18 is intended to protect the future of journalism and give Canadians access to authoritative and reliable news.

Facebook later issued the warning after not being invited to a hearing to present its concerns and propose amendments related to bill C-18. Marc Dinsdale, Facebook’s head of media partnerships, said the document, if turned into law, would create unprecedented financial liability provisions globally for links or content. news. As a result, Facebook may be forced to consider whether to continue allowing the sharing of news content on Facebook in Canada as defined under C-18.

Measure C-18 would require major tech firms such as Google and Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to pay Canadian media outlets for news content appearing on their platforms. This document will create a framework for news agencies to jointly negotiate agreements with technology corporations to share online advertising revenue, when the parties cannot reach a separate agreement. Online advertising revenue amounts to CAD 9.7 billion ($7.1 billion) in 2020, of which Google and Meta earn more than 80% of that.

According to a survey conducted by research firm Nanos Research, the Government of Canada’s efforts to “regulate” activities on the Internet have received the support of the majority of Canadians.