Move on payment by tech giants for online news access needs study … – theSundaily
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will have to conduct a comprehensive study if it wants to introduce a law on payment for online news access by major technology companies in Malaysia following the recent developments in Canada on July 3.
The proposed Online News Act aims to ensure giant technology companies such as Google and Meta (the parent company of Facebook) pay media agencies for links, material search and news content used on the company’s platform.
On July 1, Alphabet Inc, Google’s parent company announced it would remove links to news from Canadian publishers from its Google search engine after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government passed a law requiring digital platforms to pay local media for news content.
However, experts believe that it is time for the government to consider the proposal to implement the said law to ensure that the media industry can remain sustainable while curbing the spread of fake news.
An observer of current issues, Noor Mohamed Shakil Hameed…
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