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Originally Posted by GordonBlue
Google to remove news links in Canada in response to online news law
Search giant responds to Liberal government's Online News Act, which became law last week
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/goo...news-1.6892879
Google said Thursday it will remove Canadian news content from its search, news and discover products after a new law meant to compensate media outlets comes into force.
The move to pull news from the world's most popular search engine could have a devastating impact on Canadian media outlets, which often depend on third parties like Google to get content into the hands of readers.
Meta already has said it will block Canadian news content on popular platforms like Facebook and Instagram.
Google and Facebook have a combined 80 per cent share of all online ad revenue in Canada and rake in an eye-popping $9.7 billion a year, according to government data.
According to government figures, more than 450 news outlets in Canada have closed since 2008 and at least one third of Canadian journalism jobs have disappeared over that same time period
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Facebook and Google sending a message that they can throw their weight around vs. the Canadian government is largely how I read that, which in a certain way is suggestive of the importance of exerting sovereign interests in the media space.
Have people no faith in the market to innovate and find solutions?