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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.

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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.

CBC/Radio-Canada

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.

CBC/Radio-Canada

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

EU Commission

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?

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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.

ABC Headquarters

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.