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Explained: Canada's Law Making Big Tech Pay For News, Its Deal With Google
Canada's bid to give the struggling journalism industry a leg-up with the passage of the Online News Act in June, brought it at loggerheads with Big Tech, specifically Google and Meta.
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Video: Justin Trudeau's "Creepy" Act In Canada Parliament Raises A Storm Online
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing backlash for his conduct in the House of Commons after a widely circulated video showed him playfully sticking out his tongue and winking at newly appointed Speaker Greg Fergus.
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Meta, Google May Have To Pay $170 Million To Canada Under Online News Act
Ottawa on Friday spelled out how a new law requiring digital giants to pay publishers for news content will work in practice, including how much it could cost Meta and Google.
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Google, Meta May Have to Pay Over CAD 230 Million in Canada Under Online News Act
Canada on Friday unveiled draft rules for a law designed to compel Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms pay news outlets, saying Ottawa was addressing the companies' concerns that they may be facing an uncapped liability. The draft proposals, which will go through public consultation, would raise CAD 172 million (nearly Rs. 1,050 crore) per year f...
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Canadian Publishers Ask Antitrust Regulator to Investigate Meta’s Decision to Block News Access
Canadian news industry groups on Tuesday asked the country's antitrust regulator to investigate Meta Platforms' decision to block news on its platforms in the country, accusing the Facebook parent of abusing its dominant position.
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Meta Starts Blocking News in Canada on Facebook, Instagram Over Law on Paying Publishers
Meta Platforms has begun the process to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada, it said on Tuesday, in response to a law requiring internet giants to pay news publishers.
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Google to End News Access in Canada Over Law on Paying Publishers
Google said on Thursday it plans to block Canadian news on its platform in Canada as a new law requiring internet giants to pay news publishers come into effect in the country. Meta Platforms also made a similar announcement last week after the passage of Bill C-18, or the Online News Act.
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Google To Block Local News Links In Canada Over Media Law
Google on Thursday became the latest Silicon Valley giant to block Canadian users from seeing local news on its platform after Ottawa passed a bill requiring tech companies to pay for such content.
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Facebook, Instagram to End News Access in Canada Over Incoming Law on Paying Publishers
Facebook and Instagram users in Canada will be blocked from viewing Canadian news soon after parliament-approved legislation requiring internet giants to pay news publishers comes into effect. The legislation, known as the Online News Act, was approved by the Senate upper chamber earlier on Thursday.
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Google, Meta Using 'Bullying Tactics' Against Canada's Proposed Online News Act, Says PM Justin Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms of using "bullying tactics" against the country's proposed Online New Act, aimed at ensuring financial support for news publishers.
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Canada PM Trudeau Slams Meta for Threatening to Block News Access Over Online News Act
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday slammed Meta after executives said it would block news for Canadian Facebook and Instagram users in response to a proposed law that would require digital giants to pay for local journalism content.
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Meta Says It Will End News Access for Canadians on Its Platforms if Online News Act Becomes Law
Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc said on Saturday that it would end availability of news content for Canadians on its platforms if the country's Online News Act passes in its current form. A legislative framework that compels us to pay for links or content that we do not post, and which are not the reason the vast majority of people use our platf...
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Facebook Warns It Could Block News Content Over Canada's Revenue-Sharing Bill
Facebook warned on Friday that it may block sharing of news content on its platform in Canada over concerns about legislation that would compel digital platforms to pay news publishers.
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Facebook Threatens to Block News Content in Canada Over Upcoming Compulsory Revenue-Sharing Bill
Facebook on Friday warned that the company could block news sharing on the platform over the upcoming Online News Act, legislation that will force platforms like Meta's Facebook and Alphabet's Google to negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers for their content. A similar law was passed in Australia last year, and the bill is currently un...
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Explained: Canada's Law Making Big Tech Pay For News, Its Deal With Google
Canada's bid to give the struggling journalism industry a leg-up with the passage of the Online News Act in June, brought it at loggerheads with Big Tech, specifically Google and Meta.
-
Video: Justin Trudeau's "Creepy" Act In Canada Parliament Raises A Storm Online
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing backlash for his conduct in the House of Commons after a widely circulated video showed him playfully sticking out his tongue and winking at newly appointed Speaker Greg Fergus.
-
Meta, Google May Have To Pay $170 Million To Canada Under Online News Act
Ottawa on Friday spelled out how a new law requiring digital giants to pay publishers for news content will work in practice, including how much it could cost Meta and Google.
-
Google, Meta May Have to Pay Over CAD 230 Million in Canada Under Online News Act
Canada on Friday unveiled draft rules for a law designed to compel Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms pay news outlets, saying Ottawa was addressing the companies' concerns that they may be facing an uncapped liability. The draft proposals, which will go through public consultation, would raise CAD 172 million (nearly Rs. 1,050 crore) per year f...
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Canadian Publishers Ask Antitrust Regulator to Investigate Meta’s Decision to Block News Access
Canadian news industry groups on Tuesday asked the country's antitrust regulator to investigate Meta Platforms' decision to block news on its platforms in the country, accusing the Facebook parent of abusing its dominant position.
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Meta Starts Blocking News in Canada on Facebook, Instagram Over Law on Paying Publishers
Meta Platforms has begun the process to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada, it said on Tuesday, in response to a law requiring internet giants to pay news publishers.
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Google to End News Access in Canada Over Law on Paying Publishers
Google said on Thursday it plans to block Canadian news on its platform in Canada as a new law requiring internet giants to pay news publishers come into effect in the country. Meta Platforms also made a similar announcement last week after the passage of Bill C-18, or the Online News Act.
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Google To Block Local News Links In Canada Over Media Law
Google on Thursday became the latest Silicon Valley giant to block Canadian users from seeing local news on its platform after Ottawa passed a bill requiring tech companies to pay for such content.
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Facebook, Instagram to End News Access in Canada Over Incoming Law on Paying Publishers
Facebook and Instagram users in Canada will be blocked from viewing Canadian news soon after parliament-approved legislation requiring internet giants to pay news publishers comes into effect. The legislation, known as the Online News Act, was approved by the Senate upper chamber earlier on Thursday.
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Google, Meta Using 'Bullying Tactics' Against Canada's Proposed Online News Act, Says PM Justin Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms of using "bullying tactics" against the country's proposed Online New Act, aimed at ensuring financial support for news publishers.
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Canada PM Trudeau Slams Meta for Threatening to Block News Access Over Online News Act
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday slammed Meta after executives said it would block news for Canadian Facebook and Instagram users in response to a proposed law that would require digital giants to pay for local journalism content.
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Meta Says It Will End News Access for Canadians on Its Platforms if Online News Act Becomes Law
Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc said on Saturday that it would end availability of news content for Canadians on its platforms if the country's Online News Act passes in its current form. A legislative framework that compels us to pay for links or content that we do not post, and which are not the reason the vast majority of people use our platf...
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Facebook Warns It Could Block News Content Over Canada's Revenue-Sharing Bill
Facebook warned on Friday that it may block sharing of news content on its platform in Canada over concerns about legislation that would compel digital platforms to pay news publishers.
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Facebook Threatens to Block News Content in Canada Over Upcoming Compulsory Revenue-Sharing Bill
Facebook on Friday warned that the company could block news sharing on the platform over the upcoming Online News Act, legislation that will force platforms like Meta's Facebook and Alphabet's Google to negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers for their content. A similar law was passed in Australia last year, and the bill is currently un...
