Online News Act Has Come Into Force, Media Currently At a Net Loss
The Online News Act has come into force. By almost every account, the new law has been a failure.
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Mike Masnick Calls Google Government Deal a Threat to the Open Internet, But is it Really?
The Canada Google deal may wind up being a nothing burger in the end, but Mike Masnick says it’s a threat to the open internet.
Canadian Government Abandons Begging, Demands Meta Be Regulated Under Online News Act
The Canadian government appears to have dropped the begging effort. They have started demanding Meta be “regulated” under the Online News Act.
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National Post Floats One of the Worst Arguments for Payments for Links Yet
We’ve seen a lot of bad takes and obvious lies from the major media outlets, but a recent National Post article may just take the
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After Swiping a Third of the Google Money Pie, CBC Mysteriously Very Happy About Government Google Deal
The CBC is seemingly set to get a third of the money from the Google government deal. Now, they seem to be one of the
Huge Online News Act Backer, Toronto Star, Condemns Government Google Deal
The Toronto Star, a very public backer of the Online News Act, is saying they cannot support the deal struck between Google and the government.
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The Canadian Link Tax is Dead and the $100 Million Figure Has Already Been Chopped to $66 Million
As lobbyists start coming to terms with the demise of the Canadian link tax, a third of the $100 million figure has already vanished.
Canadian Government Folds: Hands Google Everything and Calls it a “Deal”
With just over half a month left, the Canadian government has folded and let Google walk away with virtually everything.
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23 Days Left Before Google Pulls the Plug and Reality Begins Setting in for Small Media Outlets
December 19th is fast approaching and small media outlets are realizing just how much the Canadian government screwed them over.
Google Calls for a System That Supports the Digital Ecosystem at the CRTC Hearings
Google made an appearance at the Online Streaming Act hearings at the CRTC. They asked for a system that helps the digital ecosystem.
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