Google sends $100M to Canadian Journalism Collective in exchange for Online News Act exemption
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/google-online-news-act-exemption-1.7422690
* collective to distribute 1st portion of funds to eligible media by end January 2025
Canadian Journalism Collective
https://cjc-ccj.ca/en
* federally incorporated nonprofit organization
* created to distribute funds allocated under Online News Act
Online News Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_News_Act
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Google sends $100M in funds to journalism collective in exchange for Online News Act exemption | CBC News
Google has sent the $100 million it agreed to pay Canadian news outlets in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act to the Canadian Journalism Collective, an organization designed to disperse the funds.