Canadian News Publishers

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  Explained: Why ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Has Been Sued By Canadian News Publishers

  This marks the first lawsuit of its kind in Canada, although similar legal actions are already underway in the US.

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  OpenAI Sued by Canadian News Companies Over Alleged Copyright Breaches

  OpenAI has been sued by five news publications in Canada: Torstar, Postmedia, The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press, and CBC/Radio-Canada over alleged copyright infringement. The five news companies have accused the ChatGPT maker of regularly breaching copyright and online terms of use.

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  Woman Felt Drunk Without Drinking. Doctors Find Her Gut Produced Alcohol

  In a rare case, doctors in Canada treated a 50-year-old woman with a syndrome that makes her gut produce alcohol, and feel intoxicated without getting drunk, according to a case report published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on Monday.

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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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  Meta Is Blocking News On Facebook, Instagram In Canada. Here's Why

  Meta on Wednesday started blocking Canadians' access to news on Facebook and Instagram in response to a new law requiring digital giants to pay publishers for such content.

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  Canada to Stop Spending on Facebook and Instagram Ads

  The Canadian government will stop spending some CAD 10 million (nearly Rs. 62 crore) per year on Facebook and Instagram ads amid a dispute over a new law on paying online news publishers that the Meta-owned platforms have opposed, Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said on Wednesday.

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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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  Explained: Why Are Facebook, Instagram Cutting News Access in Canada

  Meta Platforms plans to cut off access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada once a new law requiring internet giants to pay news publishers takes effect, arguing news has no economic value to the company and that its users do not use the platform for news. Canada drafted new rules after legacy media companies complained about i...

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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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  Meta to Test Limiting Viewing, Sharing News Content on Facebook and Instagram in Canada

  Meta Platforms on Thursday said it will begin tests on its social media websites Facebook and Instagram that will limit some users and publishers from viewing or sharing some news content in Canada.

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  Google, Meta to End Access to News Articles in Canada if Bill That Asks Them to Pay Publishers Is Passed

  Google and Meta would withdraw access to news articles in Canada if legislation compelling internet companies to pay news publishers is passed, company executives told Canadian lawmakers on Wednesday.

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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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  Google to Stop Limited Censorship for User Search in Canada From This Week

  Google will stop blocking news articles from some Canadian users' search results on March 16, a company executive told a Canadian parliamentary panel investigating the tech firm on Friday. Last month, Google started testing limited news censorship as a potential response to a Canadian government bill that aims to compel online platforms to pay publ...

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  Google to Test Blocking News Content in Canada After New Bill Asks Big Tech to Pay Publishers

  Google is testing blocking access to news content for some Canadian users, the company confirmed on Wednesday, in what it says is a test run of a potential response to the government's online news bill. "We're briefly testing potential product responses to Bill C-18 that impact a very small percentage of Canadian users. We run thousands of tests ea...