The CBC has joined other news broadcasters and publishers in requesting Canada's Competition Bureau to investigate Meta's decision to block news content on its digital platforms in Canada.
Posted: Aug 08, 2023 7:01 AM EDT | Last Updated: August 8A coalition of media companies, including CBC/Radio-Canada, is calling on the Competition Bureau to investigate Meta's move to block news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada.
Critics of Bill C-18, including Meta and Google, say it's unfair, unworkable and amounts to a tax on links, with no recognition of the traffic or "free marketing" the tech companies provide to news publishers. "The applicants ask the Competition Bureau to use its investigative and prosecutorial tools to protect competition and prohibit Meta from continuing to block Canadians' access to news content."Legacy media and broadcasters have praised Bill C-18, which promises to "enhance fairness" in the digital news marketplace and help bring more money into shrinking newsrooms.
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