grte to Canada · 9 months agoTrudeau says other countries are quietly backing Canada in fight over Online News Actwww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up174arrow-down1external-linkTrudeau says other countries are quietly backing Canada in fight over Online News Actwww.cbc.cagrte to Canada · 9 months agomessage-square21fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareenkers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·9 months agoThis is exactly what they did in Australia for about a week, then they backed down when the government wouldn’t.
minus-square6fn@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-29 months agoIn Australia’s case, it was only after concessions were added that Facebook reinstated news on the platform. Canada has taken a harder stance on the law, and it doesn’t look like either side is planning on accepting a compromise anytime soon.
minus-squareenkers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoThat article was sadly very sparse on what the concessions actually were.
minus-squarecorsicanguppylinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months agoI’ve heard we can get news in other places. Facebook only has one group of humans to prey on for clicks.
This is exactly what they did in Australia for about a week, then they backed down when the government wouldn’t.
In Australia’s case, it was only after concessions were added that Facebook reinstated news on the platform.
Canada has taken a harder stance on the law, and it doesn’t look like either side is planning on accepting a compromise anytime soon.
That article was sadly very sparse on what the concessions actually were.
I’ve heard we can get news in other places. Facebook only has one group of humans to prey on for clicks.