Digital giant Meta says it has 91裸聊视频渟erious concerns91裸聊视频� about the federal government91裸聊视频檚 online news bill, which would force tech companies to compensate news outlets for reusing their work on social media platforms.

Rachel Curran of Meta Canada told a parliamentary committee on Tuesday that the company, which owns Facebook and Instagram, is going through the proposed law in detail and looking at options for a future response.

She said Meta was 91裸聊视频渘ot consulted91裸聊视频� on its content, an assertion sharply disputed by Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez91裸聊视频檚 spokeswoman, who accused Curran of making a 91裸聊视频渇alse claim.91裸聊视频�

Canada91裸聊视频檚 bill to support the news industry is modelled on a law in Australia, where Facebook introduced a temporary ban on viewing and sharing news on its site last year in protest of the draft legislation.

At the House of Commons committee on public safety, Conservative MP Raquel Dancho asked Curran if a similar ban in Canada was off the table for Facebook.

91裸聊视频淲e are still looking at all of the options based on our evaluation of the legislation,91裸聊视频� Curran replied.

The Meta public-policy head added she could not 91裸聊视频渃omment definitively on our future action with respect to the bill specifically, since we are still evaluating it.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚 will say we do have some pretty serious concerns,91裸聊视频� she said.

She said the tech giant was unaware of the 91裸聊视频渟cope91裸聊视频� of the legislation until it was tabled.

Laura Scaffidi, the heritage minister91裸聊视频檚 spokeswoman, said it was not true that Rodriguez had not consulted Meta about the bill.

91裸聊视频淭he minister met Facebook on Feb. 10, and officials from the Department of Canadian Heritage met Ms. Curran multiple times since last fall91裸聊视频檚 election. Facebook chose not to participate in the consultation last year.91裸聊视频�

Scaffidi said Rodriguez 91裸聊视频渋s open to constructive dialogue with tech giants,91裸聊视频� adding that Facebook was not given the chance to read the legislation before members of the House of Commons.

91裸聊视频淪ince the bill was introduced, we have not heard from Facebook 91裸聊视频� until Ms. Curran91裸聊视频檚 false claim today,91裸聊视频� she said.

Canada91裸聊视频檚 law, which is different in some respects from the Australian model, will set up a process for digital platforms to privately negotiate deals with newspapers, magazines and online news groups, as well as broadcasters that publish news online.

It will permit news organizations to team up to bargain collectively with digital companies for compensation.

If they cannot reach a deal within six months, tech platforms will be forced into mediation with news outlets and, if that doesn91裸聊视频檛 work, then binding arbitration. Rodriguez has said arbitration would be 91裸聊视频渁 last resort.91裸聊视频�

Digital platforms that fail to comply with the new law could face penalties of up to $15 million per day for repeated non-compliance, government officials said.

However, Curran said publishers placing links on Meta91裸聊视频檚 platforms 91裸聊视频渞eceive significant value91裸聊视频� from doing so.

She said Meta was already committed to innovative solutions to ensure 91裸聊视频渢he sustainability of the news industry in Canada91裸聊视频� and had programs supporting Canadian journalism.

Michele Austin, director of public policy at Twitter, told MPs the social media platform was also analyzing the bill.

Austin said because Twitter is a closed platform, users clicking on news links have to leave the site to read them.

She told MPs Twitter is not sure if it would be 91裸聊视频渟coped in under the bill.91裸聊视频� She said the company does not make a lot of money from news.

91裸聊视频擬arie Woolf, The Canadian Press