m-p{3}@lemmy.ml to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 years agoCanadians will no longer have access to news content on Facebook and Instagram, Meta sayswww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down10
arrow-up176arrow-down1external-linkCanadians will no longer have access to news content on Facebook and Instagram, Meta sayswww.cbc.cam-p{3}@lemmy.ml to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square72fedilink
minus-squarewvenable@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoOk. So Facebook doesn’t care and the media companies don’t care. I guess we’ll see who blinks first.
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIf we look at history then… It will be Meta and Alphabet. https://www.reuters.com/technology/australia-says-law-making-facebook-google-pay-news-has-worked-2022-12-02/ They’ll come back with their tail between their leg and say they’re ready to negotiate if the law can be modified a bit and in the end they’ll pay for Canadian news just like they already do with Australian news.
Ok. So Facebook doesn’t care and the media companies don’t care. I guess we’ll see who blinks first.
If we look at history then…
It will be Meta and Alphabet.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/australia-says-law-making-facebook-google-pay-news-has-worked-2022-12-02/
They’ll come back with their tail between their leg and say they’re ready to negotiate if the law can be modified a bit and in the end they’ll pay for Canadian news just like they already do with Australian news.