After Canada and Australia, Malaysia now wants Google, Meta to pay news outlets for content

Soon after Canada asked internet companies like Meta and Google to strike a deal with news local publishers, Malaysia is also mulling to introduce similar regulations to compensate outlets for content sourced from them.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said that the country’s government is in discussions with officials from Google, Meta and other major online platforms over the regulatory framework.

Regulations akin to Australian rules
The MCMC said that the proposed regulations will be similar to rules in Australia.