OTTAWA — The federal governmentis suspending advertising on Facebook and Instagram as tensions with tech giants rise, with the province of Quebec and the City…
The minister defended the controversial law fervently, speaking to the state of the news business in the country and the need to protect it.
“Today, we’re calling on both platforms to stay at the table, work through the regulatory process with us, contribute their fair share and keep news on their platform,” Rodriguez said.Article content MPs from the Bloc Quebecois and the NDP, which both backed the legislation, joined the Liberal minister at a press conference on Wednesday.
“Of course monopolies will fight us every step of the way, but we won’t back down — we must stand up for small businesses and competition while ensuring people have access to their local news,” Klobuchar said in the statement. Quebecor said it is pulling ads from Meta because of the company’s “categorical refusal” to enter into negotiations around compensating media companies.Article content
“Cogeco also calls on all levels of government to follow suit and temporarily stop investing in advertising on Meta platforms,” the company said in a statement.
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