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Five competition ministers discuss regulating Big Tech
Regulating big tech has become a global preoccupation; how such regulation might affect journalism is less clear. A couple of months after the controversial Australian News Media and Digital Platform Bargaining Code came into force, requiring Google and Facebook to pay for news in the country, competition ministers around the world are considering whether to adapt it and adopt it at home.
In the past, European governments have tried to use copyright law to get Google and Facebook to pay for news; they are continuing down that route with the recent European Copyright Directive.
Attention web giants: Recess is over
A small group of nations, led by Canada, have been quietly preparing to take on the tech giants. Inside their battle to rein in the most powerful companies on Earth. By Alec Castonguay
April 30, 2021
This story by Alec Castonguay first appeared in L’actualité and has been translated from French
It’s the dead of night when Steven Guilbeault’s alarm clock wakes him up. He jumps into the shower, puts on a blue suit, adjusts his grey tie even though he hates wearing them and reviews his notes before the 5 a.m. video conference. “I still had the imprint of the pillow on my face when the meeting started!” laughs the Canadian Minister of Heritage, a few weeks later.
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