Ottawa on Friday unveiled the details of its law requiring digital giants to pay Canadian media, specifically clarifying the financial aspect to respond to transparency requests from tech companies. The new legislation, which currently only targets Google and Meta, is likely to allow press companies to receive up to 230 million Canadian dollars (158 million euros), the government estimated.

According to the regulation published on Friday, which clarifies how the law works in practice and introduces caps, each company can now calculate for itself what license fees it has to pay. In particular, they are determined according to their global turnover. To avoid federal arbitration, the two California giants can strike deals with any Canadian outlet. Monetary and non-monetary donations are possible.

But the latter still doesn’t seem convinced: Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced it would continue to block access to media in Canada, saying the law would stand.fundamentally wrong“. As for Google, the company must “study carefully» the proposed regulations to see if they meet the requirements «major structural challenges” The Law. “These platforms must act responsibly and support message sharing because they benefit as much as Canadians do.said Pascale St-Onge, Canadian Heritage Minister. “Tech giants can and should provide their fair share, nothing more“, she added.

As of August 1, Meta believes that the “The legislation is based on the erroneous claim that Meta unfairly profits from news content shared on our platformsBlock access to news content on its platforms. A blockade that was recently slammed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who accused the company of putting profits ahead of citizen safety amid historic wildfire season.