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Canada’s Contentious Streaming Legislation Receives Final Approval

Bid to compel YouTube, TikTok to prominently feature Canadian content over foreign videos now goes to regulator for fine-tuning

By Paul Vieira
Canada’s Senate voted Thursday 52 to 16 to approve the legislation, after roughly a year of debate, study and testimony from dozens of witnesses. Photo: Sean Kilpatrick/Associated Press

OTTAWA—Canadian legislation to compel digital platforms such as Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube and Bytedance Ltd.’s TikTok, along with streaming services like Netflix Inc., to prominently showcase Canadian programming to users in this country received final parliamentary approval on Thursday.

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