Google Begins Test Blocking News Links in California
Google has started to test it’s ability to block news links in California in response to the CJPA (California link tax law).
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Google Announces it Will Be Ending Support for Canadian News Links
It appears that government talks have failed. Now, Google has announced that it will be ending support for Canadian news links.
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Le Devoir Admits There was Never Theft of News, Worries About Bill C-18 Implications
A third news organization pushing Bill C-18 is now worried about the implications of the bill should link blocking happen.
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Canadian Government Hold Last Ditch Talks with Meta and Google to Salvage Bill C-18
The government seems to be realizing it wasn’t a bluff. They are in talks with platforms to salvage Bill C-18.
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Bill C-18 Passes Senate and Receives Royal Assent. Freedom of the Press Abolished!
Bill C-18 has passed the senate and received royal assent. With that, freedom of the press has been abolished.
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Even Justin Trudeau Has No Answers for Meta Blocking News Links
Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, spoke about the Meta test to block news links. He seemed to have no answers.
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Report: UK Giving Google, Facebook 170 Million+ Reasons to Drop News Links in Canada
The price of offering a free service of allowing links to news on platforms like Google and Facebook is going up. This thanks to the
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Does Google and Facebook Revenue Depend on News? Quarterly Reports from Both Say “No”
One of the constant messaging from big publishing is that Google and Facebook depend on news to keep the money flowing. The data suggests otherwise.
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Proposed Smart City in Toronto Raises Privacy Concerns
Google’s SideWalk Labs is eyeing Toronto as part of its effort to bring so-called “Smart Cities” to North America. Privacy concerns, however, are being raised.
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