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Originally Posted by Wormius
I am probably out of touch, but if I want to see what the news is, I just go to the various news sources I have bookmarked. Am I going to notice anything different because of Google or Facebook?
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No, it won't affect anything like that. It'll just mean those platforms won't allow or provide links to Canadian media.
We'll see how long it goes on for; I don't think it's tenable for either side in the long term. It'll just be a matter of who blinks first. Either the companies will compromise like they did in Australia, or they'll hold firm to try to set a precedent to head off future action from other jurisdictions. If that happens, the government will probably realize that its attempt to basically extort some money out of these companies didn't work and they'll amend things.