Facebook's Head Flak Bailed on a Government Hearing Last Minute Because Its Name Changed
which would force Facebook and other internet companies to pay publishers for their content. Clegg initially agreed to attend the hearing when it was titled “The Response of Companies in the Information Technology Sector to Bill C-18.” That title suddenly changed last Thursday, however, and morphed into the much more combative
“Tech Giants’ Current and Ongoing Use of Intimidation and Subversion Tactics to Evade Regulation in Canada and Across the World.” Clegg apparently wanted no part of that likely brutal exchange.“Clearly, it would be a very different hearing to the one Nick Clegg was invited to,” Meta said in a. “As such, we have notified the committee that he will no longer be appearing. Meta representatives in Canada will attend the hearing.” One person from Meta did attend the hearing.
The Heritage Committee clerk responsible for maintaining records tried to awkwardly explain Clegg’s sudden no-show to upset lawmakers during the hearing Monday. “As the events unfolded I was instructed to alter the title of the committee’s study from a generic description to the exact language of the motion which presented a different framing,” the clerk said. “[That] was perhaps unpalatable to Sir. Clegg.”
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