NarrativeBearJun 30, 2023

YSK: Google to Block Access to Canadian News for Anyone Living in Canada

https://lemmy.world/post/829642

YSK: Google to Block Access to Canadian News for Anyone Living in Canada - Lemmy.world

The Online News Act passed last Thursday and would force platforms like Google and Meta, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, to strike deals with Canadian media publishers for sharing, previewing and directing users to online Canadian news content.

Show threadfuboJun 30, 2023
If I recall correctly, this is the Online News Act that says that linking to a newspaper's public web site should require paying that newspaper?
Show threadsendingmath
I think it's awful for a free internet. It's a dumb law written by people who don't understand the internet.
Jun 30, 2023 at 3:30amWeb