As Meta Platforms Inc. has started blocking news in Canada, one expert said an agreement between the federal government and the social media giant seems unlikely – but an agreement with Google is possible.
Bloomberg reports tech companies and the government remain in a standoff regarding the Online News Act, a law set to come into force later this year that will force tech companies to pay news publishers for content shared on their platforms.
Michael Geist, Canada research chair in internet and e-commerce law at the University of Ottawa, said he “doesn’t see much hope of an agreement” between Meta and the federal government.
“I don’t see an agreement with Meta short of withdrawing the law, and I don’t see that happening,” Geist told BNNBloomberg.ca in an email on Sunday.
He added that the social media platform seemingly wants “out of news” and is unlikely to agree to legislation that dictates payment based on the use of links.
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