Canada, Australia Agree on Efforts to Regulate Digital Giants Like Facebook

Canada, Australia Agree on Efforts to Regulate Digital Giants Like Facebook
The logos of mobile apps Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Facebook, Google and Messenger displayed on a tablet in Lille, France, on Oct. 1, 2019. Denis Charlet/AFP via Getty Images
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has agreed with his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison to continue “coordinating efforts” to ensure digital giants will pay publishers for content shared on their platforms.

According to an official statement, the two prime ministers spoke Monday on a range of topics, including the need to regulate social media companies.