Bill C-18

2023 - 6 - 29

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Meta and Google announce news blocking following Bill C-18 (OpenMedia)

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Google set to remove news links in Canada, Meta ends contract for ... (CTV News)

Google said Thursday it will remove Canadian news from its platforms and end existing deals with local publishers because of the Liberal government's Online ...

"Difficult decision": Google is blocking local news in Canada due to ... (Daily Hive)

When Bill C-18 takes effect, Google will remove Canadian news links from its Search, News and Discover products, the company said Thursday.

Meta ends contract for journalism fellowship program as Bill C-18 ... (BNN)

Canadian Press president Malcolm Kirk says Meta told the newswire agency that the Online News Act has a negative affect on Meta's position in Canada to operate ...

Google plans to block news links in response to Bill C-18 - (The Message)

Media and legal expert Michael Geist called the announcement a “massive own-goal” for the Canadian government, while one prominent media buyer called for ...

A Massive Own-Goal for the Government: Google to Stop News ... (Michael Geist -)

The worst case scenario for Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, the Canadian news sector, and the Canadian public has come to pass: Google has ...

What Bill C-18 is trying to save might be too far gone (The Globe and Mail)

Last week, as Parliament rose for the summer, Bill C-18, the Online News Act, received royal assent. The law, in essence, requires tech giants to pay for news ...