Opinion | Bill C-18 would ensure big tech companies pay for use of Canadian journalism

News that Canada could force Google and Meta to contribute to the cost of generating journalism travelled quickly.News Media Bargaining CodeFor the last few months, while the legislation has wended its way through the Senate, disinformation about C-18 has been spread like a social disease. Some Canadian outlets have falsely reported that only large media conglomerates got tech deals here in Australia. This is fake news.

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Then after a few weeks the news returned. Despite claims to the contrary, a range of small and independent media companies sat down at the negotiating table. Australian legislation facilitated this outcome. Importantly, the law allowed independent publishers to join forces to collectively bargain with the mega transnational tech firms. In Canada, C-18, as amended by the House of Commons, would allow independent “mom and pop” publishers to join with larger publications in collective negotiation.

There is nothing diverse or unbiased at TorStar

First of all neither Canada or Australia has a democracy. Second those company simply leave those markets than pay for content as market is too small.

Get a VPN.

That’s not what this is.

No it won’t it will take you off there search engines and it will be great for Canada as we won’t have to listen to lies and stupidity of this useless camp fire starter paper !

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