Google | Google set to remove news links in Canada due to new media law	dws
Google said Canada's new Online News Act, aimed at bolstering the nation's struggling news sector, is 'unworkable'
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Google said Canada's new Online News Act, aimed at bolstering the nation's struggling news sector, is 'unworkable'
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. Tech giant Meta announced last Thursday that it too would block Canadian news on Facebook and Instagram.
Facebook and Instagram will block users from viewing Canadian news after a new law passed by the parliament, Meta said. Google, another critic of the...
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will block access to news for all users in Canada due to a bill that requires internet giants to pay news publishers.
Facebook and Instagram users in Canada will be blocked from viewing Canadian news, parent-company Meta said Thursday, after Ottawa passed a bill requiring digital giants to pay for such content.