US EditionU.S. State Department targets Online News Act in human rights report
The report criticizes media funding rules and diversity hiring priorities in Canada’s Online News Act, citing concerns over press freedom and impacts on tech companies like Meta and Google.
- The Online News Act requires Meta and Google to compensate news publishers for their content, according to the U.S. State Department's report on press freedom.
- The U.S. aims to challenge Canadian legislation, specifically the Online News Act and the Online Streaming Act.
- The report suggests that the U.S. criticism is a tactic to safeguard profits for big tech companies, while also criticizing the U.S. for providing dishonest criticism.
- While the report acknowledges that Canada generally respects freedom of expression, it also notes that significant press freedom curtailments remain.
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In a human rights report, the U.S. Department of State criticizes freedom of the press in Canada.
US Government Human Rights Report Cites Canada’s Online News Act, State Funding for Media as ‘Censorship’ Concerns
A new human rights report released by the U.S. State Department says Canada’s Online News Act could be used to discriminate against “disfavoured” independent media outlets. It also says that government funding for some media could lead to “self-censorship.” The U.S. Department of State released its 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices on Aug. 12. Under the Freedom of the Press section in Canada’s report, the U.S. department takes aim a…
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U.S. State Department targets Online News Act in human rights report
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
OTTAWA—The U.S. Department of State refers to the Canadian Online News Act in a human rights report that criticizes press freedom in Canada, a situation that experts have described as "Dorwellian Thursday." The Online News Act, which requires Meta and Google to pay press publishers for the use of their content, is cited in a section of the press freedom report. "The U.S. is determined to repeal two important Canadian laws: the Online News Act an…
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