Etiket: C18
Bill C-18: CBC/Radio-Canada will receive a ceiling of $7M from the $100M fund
The public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada will receive a maximum of $7 million from the $100 million annual fund that Google will have to finance for the media, the Department of Canadian…
Bill C-18 | Meta calls for exemption for local journalism
(Ottawa) The Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pascale St-Onge, is delighted to see that a significant number of Quebecers have abandoned social networks and that more of them are consulting traditional…
The original sins of Bill C-18
The Senate voted for the first time on Bill C-18 last April, at second reading stage. At the time, among the three independent senators who are ex-journalists, two — Senator…
C-18: Minister St-Onge confident of reaching an agreement with Google
The Minister of Heritage, Pascale St-Onge, still believes that the government can reach an agreement with Google regarding the Online News Act, even if the digital giant says it is…
Bill C-18 | St-Onge still has confidence in reaching an agreement with Google
(Ottawa) The Minister of Heritage, Pascale St-Onge, still believes that the government can come to an agreement with Google regarding the Online News Acteven if the digital giant says it…
A Meta advertising campaign denouncing the C-18 law criticized
(Ottawa) Liberals and Bloc Québécois criticize Meta for its advertising campaign opposing Bill C-18 aimed at forcing “web giants” to compensate the media for sharing their reports and articles online.…
Nearly 80 Quebec advertisers commit to more media advertising, after C-18
More and more Quebec advertisers are beginning to bring their advertising placements back to the news media to the detriment of the Web giants, which have intensified their offensive against…
C-18 | Several advertisers are ready to redirect part of their advertising
(Montreal) More and more Quebec advertisers are beginning to shift their advertising placements to the news media to the detriment of the web giants. Posted at 3:41 p.m. Pierre Saint-Arnaud…
Bill C-18 | The new Threads platform could be included
(Ottawa) Minister of Canadian Heritage leaves door open to regulation of new social media platform Threads as part of bill requiring Google and Meta to compensate news media for news…
New Threads platform could be included in Bill C-18
(Ottawa) Minister of Canadian Heritage leaves door open to regulation of new social media platform Threads as part of bill requiring Google and Meta to compensate news media for news…
Adoption of Bill C-18: “These web giants act like bullies”
The Provincial Communications Sector Council (CPSC) is calling on the federal government to halt all advertising purchases from Google, META and their affiliates, if they stop relaying news from the…
Bill C-18 | Google’s turn to block access to news in Canada
After Meta, Google. Ulcerated by the adoption of Ottawa’s Online News Act, which it calls “unenforceable”, the web giant announced Thursday that it would eliminate links to Canadian news from…
Bill C-18 | Meta expands the end of its agreements in Canada
After its royalty agreements with Canadian media, Meta cut the funding that was granted to The Canadian Press in order to finance journalistic positions within the press agency. The digital…
Bill C-18 | Meta terminates its agreement with the Coops de l’information
Meta continues to build pressure on the heels of the adoption of the Online News Act by Ottawa: the web giant is ending its royalty agreement with the National Independent…
Passage of Bill C-18 | “No company is above the law”
Minister Pablo Rodriguez deplores Meta’s attitude and “threats”. Updated yesterday at 9:22 p.m. In his fight against the giants of the web, akin to that of David against Goliath, the…
Rodriguez discusses media support if Meta and Google boycott them with C-18
The Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pablo Rodriguez, still hopes that his government can find a favorable outcome in the confrontation with Google and Meta. But if these web giants pull…
Bill C-18 | Rodriguez hints at media support if Meta and Google boycott
(Ottawa) The Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pablo Rodriguez, still hopes that his government will be able to find a favorable outcome in the confrontation with Google and Meta. Posted at…
Bill C-18 | Permanent end of access to news on Facebook and Instagram
(OTTAWA) News media content will no longer be available at all to all of its 24 million Canadian Facebook and Instagram users. Meta made the announcement Thursday afternoon about an…
Bill C-18: Ottawa has the support of the Bloc and the NDP
The government will likely have no difficulty in promptly returning to the Senate Bill C-18 aimed at forcing “web giants” to compensate the news media for sharing their articles and…
Bill C-18 passes the Senate and returns to the House of Commons
Bill C-18 to force “web giants” to compensate news media for sharing their articles and stories was passed by the Senate on Thursday and will likely become reality in the…