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U.S. State Department targets Online News Act in human rights report

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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