Pay up, Zuck: Canada allies with Australia in battle in opposition to Facebook over information content material

Following Australia’s lead, Canada has presented that it targets to pressure Facebook to pay for information content material. Ottawa mentioned it would now not be intimidated if the tech huge seeks retribution.
Following Australia’s lead, Canada has announced that it aims to force Facebook to pay for news content. Ottawa said it would not be intimidated if the tech giant seeks retribution.Original article
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