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<p dir="ltr">Regional broadcasters are demanding that Canada's online news laws be extended to include Apple News+ and other platforms, claiming that they now only apply to Meta/Facebook and Google.</p>

<p dir="ltr">The new legislation in Canada, known as the Online News Act, mandates that Google and Facebook pay royalties to the news publishers whose content they utilize. </p>

<p dir="ltr">That is not going to happen, unfortunately, since Google and Facebook have both closed down their news services instead of making good on their debts.</p>

<p dir="ltr">Yet, a group that advocates for Canadian radio and television broadcasters is reportedly requesting an expansion of the Online News Act, as reported by the National Post. </p>

<p dir="ltr">The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) has named Apple as an example of the company to whom it wants the legislation to apply to all online journalism.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><img alt="Canadian broadcasters want government to make Apple pay for news" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/imgs/20231129/canada-government-should-force-apple-to-pay-for-news.jpg" style="height:400px; width:640px"></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><em>Canadian broadcasters want government to make Apple pay for news</em></p>

<p dir="ltr">"The CAB believes that such services should be scoped into the framework, instead of being excluded up front," stated a spokeswoman.</p>

<p dir="ltr">Still, Apple does charge for the news that appears in Apple News+, in contrast to Facebook and Google. </p>

<p dir="ltr">It is carried out globally, with assistance from Apple's News Partner Program.</p>

<p dir="ltr">Even though the Online News Act was signed into law in 2023, its specifics are still being worked out, and the government has been asking for recommendations—such as CABs—for it.</p>

<p dir="ltr">A representative for Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge stated, "As we've said all along, we are open to good and constructive ideas for enhancing the proposed framework." </p>

<p dir="ltr">"Our objective remains the same of creating fair deals directly between news organizations and tech giants that can and should contribute more."</p>

<p dir="ltr">The Canadian government estimates that the rule will bring in CA$320 million ($233 million) a year, of which $175 million will go to broadcasters, according to the National Post.</p>

<p dir="ltr">It's unclear if Google and Facebook money is included in those projections.</p>

<p dir="ltr">Separately, though, authorities from the Canadian government have calculated that the two companies would have had to pay a total of $170 million if they hadn't withdrawn.</p>

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