C-18

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...