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Canada in talks with Meta on return of news to Facebook as CUSMA review nears (www.cbc.ca)
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The federal government says its willingness to speak with Meta about the possibility of seeing online news return to Facebook is part of an ongoing conversation Canada is having with the United States as the review of CUSMA nears.

"The door has always been open on our government's side to discuss these issues. We've been having regular discussions with platforms since the Online News Act was developed. This is nothing new," said Hermine Landry, press secretary to Culture Minister Mark Miller.

The Online News Act, which became law in 2023, requires tech giants like Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms.

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[–] 14 points 9 months ago

Maybe I don't understand all the variables and factors at play, but it seems counterproductive to deal with Meta for any reason, about anything, and that Canadians are better off finding their news on platforms not controlled by US algorithms.

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