Heritage minister says he’s open to amendments as Meta slams online news billOTTAWA — Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez told a House of Commons committee Friday that he would be open to amendments on a bill he says would make Canada a world leader in supporting a modern free press. Bill C-18 would require tech giants to negotiate deals to pay media outlets in order to make their news content available on major online platforms. "The act is about making sure that news outlets in Canada get fair compensation for the work that they do." And documents Google provided to the heritage committee outline further concerns around how the bill defines "eligible" news organizations. Asked whether he would support amendments that specifically write provisions around journalistic integrity into the bill, Rodriguez said he is always open to discussing changes.

Source: CBC News October 22, 2022 06:09 UTC