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NAB And CAB Blast Meta For Blocking News

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National Association Of Broadcasters And Canadian Association Of Broadcasters Blast Meta For News Blocking

The National Association of Broadcasters and the Canadian Association of Broadcasters issued a joint statement today in response to Meta’s new policy of blocking news on Facebook and Instagram for Canadian users after the passage of Canada’s Online News Act. NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt...
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Note this is related to a new law in Canada affecting instagram and facebook users.


The National Association of Broadcasters and the Canadian Association of Broadcasters issued a joint statement today in response to Meta’s new policy of blocking news on Facebook and Instagram for Canadian users after the passage of Canada’s Online News Act.

NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt and CAB President Kevin Desjardins had this to say:

“As national associations representing broadcasters in the U.S. and Canada, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) strongly urge lawmakers to support legislation that enables news providers to negotiate with dominant digital platforms for fair terms and conditions when our content appears on their platforms.
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support legislation that enables news providers to negotiate with dominant digital platforms for fair terms and conditions when our content appears on their platforms.
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I think what they mean is not "enables", but "compels." Nothing in US law prevents Gray or iHeart from negotiating with Facebook over any and all topics.

What the NAB is looking for is a 21st century remake of the Retransmission Consent provisions of the 1996 Telecommunications Act.
 
PTBoardOp94 said:
Nothing in US law prevents Gray or iHeart from negotiating with Facebook over any and all topics.
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Except that Meta won't negotiate. You need two willing parties to negotiate.

It's not that there isn't a way of handling this. Both MSN and Yahoo have developed news sites that pay retransmission rights for print journalism. You often will see links to those stories on this site. Meta chooses to restrict itself to user generated content.
 
Free linking has always been the foundation of the internet. I realize news organizations are looking for new sources of revenue but the Canadian law forcing Meta to pay a fee anytime someone links to a news story is a dangerous foot in the door for all sorts of other special interests to follow. It's not just a slippery slope but a bottomless cliff.

I'm no fan of Meta but they had to take a stand. Also, Canada has a terrible track record for over-regulation of a lot of things, especially media. Their recent efforts to regulate the internet go too far.
 


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