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NarrativeBear Jun 30, 2023

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

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.

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Cevilia (they/she/…)

Possible solution (for now): Use a different search engine. I recommend DuckDuckGo.

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orcrist Jun 30, 2023

The best solution is to stop reading Canadian media. Those companies knew exactly what was going to happen, enough of them supported it, and they deserve to lose their readers.

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styx Jun 30, 2023

This law should apply to all search engines, should it not?

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Cevilia (they/she/…)Jun 30, 2023

That's why I said for now.

Also, the law as written applies "if there is a significant bargaining power imbalance between its operator and news businesses … [such as] the intermediary occupies a prominent market position" (6: Application). I mean, let's be realistic, when you think "prominent search engine", how many search engines come to mind?

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

Government Bill (House of Commons) C-18 (44-1) - Royal Assent - Online News Act - Parliament of Canada