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New law requiring Facebook, Google to pay for news draws praise, criticism | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)

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https://mobilesyrup.com/2023/06/28/meta-not-negotiating-bill-c-18/

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[–] Nogami 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now the government is crying because rather than paying up, Facebook told them to stuff it and turned off the taps.

Entirely predictable to everyone except bureaucrats. Why should Facebook bargain? They’re in a position of power over the govt.

[–] ConTheLibrarian 2 points 1 year ago

They really pulled a spez on this one.