The legislation was proposed after complaints from Canada’s media industry, which wants tighter regulation of tech companies to prevent them from elbowing news businesses out of the online advertising market Once legislation requiring internet giants to pay news publishers comes into effect, Meta Platforms Inc plans to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada. Meta Platforms’ Oversight Board asked the social media firm to evaluate efforts to prevent promotion of political violence on its platforms, after it allowed a video calling for violence after the Brazilian election to stay online. There are roughly 20 to 25 areas of technology partnership that have been identified in the joint statement as a direct result of the discussion between the two leaders earlier in the White House. read more