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[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

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.

[-] wvenable@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago

If all that is needed to happen is that media companies withhold their content for Meta to capitulate then they could have done that. We don't need a law for that.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Looks much better to be able to say "We tried to negotiate, they didn't want to. The government tried to negotiate, they didn't want to. The government passed a law to force them to negotiate, they left the table and blocked us. We took all the reasonable steps and they are the ones who are unreasonable."

Anyway, what about smaller medias? You think Facebook would beg a local journal for a rural community to come back? As if.

[-] wvenable@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

You know that the Australian law doesn't even apply to smaller medias right? It's unsurprising that a law basically written by Rupert Murdoch would include requirements that media companies have to be a certain size in order to eligible.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

So? Canada needs to negotiate the same deal is what you're saying?

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