Ottawa May Regulate Meta’s New Platform ‘Threads’ Under Online News Act: Heritage Minister

Ottawa May Regulate Meta’s New Platform ‘Threads’ Under Online News Act: Heritage Minister
Minister Pablo Rodriguez rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 28, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
Matthew Horwood
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Heritage Minister Pablo Rodrigeuz said on July 12 that he is open to regulating Meta’s new social media platform “Threads” under the Online News Act, which requires tech giants to pay Canadian media outlets for news content linked on their platforms.

“That’s eventually going to be included in the regulation,” Mr. Rodriguez said on July 12 when asked by reporters whether he had thought about capturing the new social network in the Online News Act, formerly known as Bill C-18.