3rd July 2024
New Zealand gov’t to press ahead with digital bargaining bill
New Zealand’s gov't is considering changes in legislation that would force tech giants to pay news organisations for their content.
7th March 2024
Australia & NZ confront big tech as media crisis grows
Both Australia and New Zealand are looking to take action against tech platforms to make them pay news providers for their content.
23rd August 2023
Meta urged to restore news for wildfire-affected communities
CBC/Radio-Canada has called on Meta to restore news for communities affected by the devastating wildfires so they can access information.
8th August 2023
Canada: News publishers call for investigation into news blocking
News publishers are calling on Canada’s Competition Bureau to investigate Meta’s abuse of its position after it started blocking news.
2nd August 2023
Meta ends news availability for Canadians
PMA joins its member, CBC/Radio-Canada and other Canadian news entities in urging the social network to reverse its decision.
23rd June 2023
Meta pulls news from Canada
Meta has started to pull news content from its platforms, Facebook and Instagram, in Canada, after the passage of the Online News Act.
22nd July 2022
Report: Making Big Tech Pay for the News They Use
New research assesses how policy makers and legislators are looking to rebalance the power dynamic between big tech and news providers.
28th January 2022
The Digital Services Act (DSA): could it impact public media?
The European Parliament passed the DSA last week – a groundbreaking effort to regulate the internet. But could it impact the media?
19th October 2021
Online protection for journalists long overdue
Facebook’s updated designation of journalists as “involuntary” public figures is a much needed, long overdue, and welcome change; but it does not address all the problems.
19th February 2021
Facebook restricts content from Australian news sites
Facebook has announced that it will restrict publishers and people in Australia from sharing or even viewing Australian and international news content.
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