Canada approved the Online News Act earlier this month, requiring companies to pay news publishers to link to their content.
in testimony to a Canadian Senate committee last month that Google would remove links to news articles in Canada if the law was passed.last week it would block access to news articles for all Facebook and Instagram users in Canada, adding the company thought the law was “fundamentally flawed legislation.”
Neither Meta nor Google said whether it would allow news in the future, though Google indicated it would “continue to be transparent with Canadians and publishers as we move forward.”3.6 billion. That’s how many times Google linked to Canadian news publications last year, according to the company.The Online News Act requires internet platforms to bargain with news publishers for a licensing partnership independent of the Canadian government.
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