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Canada, Google reach agreement to resolve online news law dispute

Google and the Canadian government have reached an agreement for the implementation of the Online News Act, which requires tech giants to pay news publishers for their content on Google sites.
The agreement involves annual payments from Google to Canadian news companies, estimated to be around $100 million, in return for allowing Canadian news to remain on Google platforms.
Meta Platforms, another internet giant targeted by the law, has already blocked news sharing on Facebook and Instagram in response to the legislation.

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Google, federal government arrive at $100-million funding agreement for news publishers

OTTAWA – Google and the federal government have reached an agreement for an annual contribution of $100 million to compensate Canadian news media companies. Google previously threatened to delist links to Canadian news stories after federal lawmakers passed the Online News Act, aimed at collecting a small portion of revenue from online advertising and diverting…

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Google's $100 million to Canada's news industry is a small price to pay to avoid regulation

An agreement reached between Google and the federal government means the search engine will pay $100 million annually to Canadian media outlets. (Shutterstock)The deal between Google and the federal government to resolve their dispute over paying for news online will come as a relief for the media industry in Canada. News publishers were facing the prospect of disappearing from Google Search and other services — the equivalent of vanishing from…

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Tories accuse Liberals of caving to big tech in online news deal with Google

OTTAWA -- Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge spoke to a House committee this morning, fresh from finally ending Canada's standoff with Google over the Online News Act, where the Opposition criticized her for caving to big tech.

2 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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Bradford Today

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Tories accuse Liberals of caving to big tech in online news deal with Google

OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge spoke to a House committee this morning, fresh from finally ending Canada's standoff with Google over the Online News Act, where the Opposition criticized her for caving to big tech.

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