Google confirms it’s only blocking Canadian news orgs as defined under the Online News Act and would not, for example, block the New York Times or Fox News.

As @mgeist notes:

“The effects will be devastating for Canadian media, who will disappear. In their place will be foreign outlets and lower-quality outlets that do not qualify as eligible news businesses under the law.”

https://pressprogress.ca/canadian-news-websites-will-soon-be-blocked-in-canada-but-american-news-outlets-will-still-be-available/

Canadian News Websites Will Soon Be Blocked in Canada. But American News Outlets Will Still Be Available.

Canada’s online news blackout won’t impact foreign news outlets that cover stories about Canada or Canadian politics

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@llebrun @mgeist
So Postmedia, TorStar, et al lobbied for a new law that would replace them online with Fox, NYTimes rather than one which would tax those competitors' online platforms?
Are they only in the hedge fund debt servicing business now?
@AlisonCreekside @llebrun @mgeist Law asks big tech to pay for something they previously got for free. EU, Australia going this route to try to get some money going back to the people who actually do journalism. Google and Meta are having a tantrum because they are afraid the U.S. will follow suit.