Canada: Opened consultation on initiative on fair revenue sharing between digital platforms and news media

The Canadian Government opened a consultation on the initiative on "Fair Revenue Sharing Between Digital Platforms and News Media". The consultation seeks inputs from stakeholders on policies to ensure that contributions made by digital platforms to news providers are in the public interest. In particular, the discussion document stresses the importance of acting on the declining revenues in the news sector. The consultation will be closed on 15 September 2021.