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Ottawa remains open to deal with Meta to restore news to Facebook, Instagram
Canada engages Meta in talks to reinstate news on Facebook and Instagram amid trade tensions, as Google contributes $100 million annually to Canadian news outlets.
- Heritage Department negotiators confirmed preliminary conversations with Meta Platforms about restoring news to Facebook and Instagram as the Online News Act is included in CUSMA trade talks, with Dominic LeBlanc keeping details private.
- After the law passed, Meta Platforms removed news from Facebook and Instagram in 2023 to avoid paying fees, while U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer flagged the Online News Act as a trade irritant ahead of the CUSMA review.
- Funding rules limit how money is distributed, with Ottawa capping the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's share at $7-million and other broadcasters at $30-million, while Meta Canada says it will not pay but wants news back on platforms.
- U.S. congressional pressure has escalated as 27 bipartisan members of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee pressed Ottawa, while Canadian broadcasters warned last month shelving the act would be a `crushing blow` risking TV and radio closures.
- Marc Miller frames Ottawa's approach as flexible yet guarded, saying the government holds ongoing talks with Meta and views its case as distinct from Google's, leaving tailored exemptions possible.
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The federal government remains open to an agreement to restore access to news on Meta's platforms, including Facebook, said Wednesday a spokesperson for the Minister of Culture, Marc Miller.
·Montreal, Canada
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Canada in talks with Meta on return of news to Facebook as CUSMA review nears
The federal government says its willingness to speak with Meta about the possibility of seeing online news return to Facebook is part of an ongoing conversation Canada is having with the digital giant as the review of CUSMA nears.
·Canada
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Mark Carney's government has resumed "preliminary" discussions with Meta to pave the way for a return of news on Facebook.
·Montreal, Canada
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Total News Sources30
Leaning Left17Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution77% Left
Bias Distribution
- 77% of the sources lean Left
77% Left
L 77%
C 18%
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