Today, Meta’s president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, unveiled Meta’s position on the Online News Act, Bill C-18 in an opening statement he was planning to make at a Canadian Heritage committee meeting, before he refused to appear. “This legislation puts Meta in an invidious position,” Clegg said in his statement. “In order to comply,
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The highly-charged meeting title and Meta’s decision to send two lower-level representatives before MPs in response comes as the web giant mounts its latest stand against Ottawa’s proposed Online News Act.