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Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar has introduced legislation south of the border, which is similar to Bill C-18

EFF has been analyzing and reporting on the bill since its earliest stages in the Brazilian Congress. The latest text, which has been approved by a working group in the Chamber of Deputies, still contains dangerous language for free expression and digital rights.

Brazil’s “Fake News Bill” (PL 2630/2020) is the latest salvo in the global battle between Big Tech companies and the media industry—which is itself highly concentrated, controlled by a handful of dominant firms. The remuneration rule in the “Fake News Bill” is a made-in-Brazil installment that is...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking stakeholder views on competition in the multi-billion dollar digital economy.

Seven finalises news agreements with Google and Facebook May 3, 2021 11:15 Seven West Media (SWM) has signed agreements with Google and Facebook which will see the two tech companies pay to publish news from the media company. SWM has also signed on for a three-year deal with Facebook, but is awaiting the company’s sign-off. It too, comes off the back of a letter of intent signed by SWM in February, to provide news content to Facebook. SWM MD and CEO, James Warburton ADVERTISEMENT SWM managi...

ACCC green lights CPA members to bargain with Google & Facebook April 29, 2021 11:19 Members of Country Press Australia (CPA) can now begin collectively bargaining with Google and Facebook over payments for their news content. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted interim authorisation for negotiations to begin over news that is published on Google and Facebook from the 81 members and 160 regional newspapers the CPA represents. Members can not only collectively ...

iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on Apr 29, 2021 5:54pm In the coming weeks, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault is expected to table a bill that will regulate digital platforms and require big tech to pay Canadian news agencies for their content. Over the past few months, News Media Canada, which represents newspaper publishers, including Torstar which owns iPolitics, as well as big tech, including Google and Facebook, have been communicating with the government and MPs about the upc...

Surprise changes may stop Google leaving Australia Tech giants Google and Facebook have won major changes to Australian laws that would see them pay for the news they use. Business by Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson 16th Feb 2021 2:42 PM Tech giants Google and Facebook have won a series of last-minute reforms to laws that would see them pay for the news they use in Australia following meetings with government officials and the poss...