Facebook ending news sharing in Canada: Why an attempt to save journalism will make things worse.
Canada’s attempt to save journalism may end up crushing it instead.
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Canada’s attempt to save journalism may end up crushing it instead.
The new Canadian law is similar to California Assembly Bill 886, the so-called Journalism Preservation Act, that passed the Assembly this month and goes to the Senate in July.
A week after Bill C-18 received Royal Assent, Google confirmed today that it has taken the "extremely difficult decision" to remove links to Canadian news from its Search, News and Discover products in Canada. The company's president of Global Affairs, Kent Walker said in a blog post, "Bill C-18 has become law and remains unworkable.
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