Canada's Online News Act, part of a global trend to force tech companies like Google and Facebook to pay for journalism, became law in June but has yet to come into effect.
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Both tech giants have said the law is unworkable for their businesses. Meta has stopped sharing news on its platform. Google also plans to block news from search results in Canada before the law takes effect.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has been tasked with finalizing the rules and will oversee negotiations between Canadian news publishers and online platforms.
The CRTC said in a statement that the regulator will hold a public consultation on the negotiating framework in the fall.
The commission also said it would publish the framework and code of conduct for the law in the summer of 2024 and mandatory bargaining could begin in early 2025.
Hoang Ton (according to Reuters)
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