Liberal MP Calls for Online News Act to Be Scrapped
I’ve long said the Online News Act needs to be scrapped. Now, I’m learning that at least one Liberal MP agrees with me now.
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Mainstream Media Calls on Meta to Give Them Free Money
Following the CRTC approval of Google’s Online News Act Exemption, the mainstream media demanded Meta to do the same thing.
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Online News Act Caused Engagement to News Sites to Plummet by 43%
New research is adding to the growing body of evidence that the Online News Act has been devastating to the news sector. Critics and experts
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Canadian Government Says It Wants to Charge Meta for News Screenshots
The Canadian government is considering doubling down on the disaster that was the Online News Act. Says it might charge Meta for screenshots of news.
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Disgusting: Liberal Party Politicizes Wildfires to Push Link Tax
The wildfire season this year is looking to be horrible, but the Liberal party is turning it into a political opportunity to push the link tax.
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Why International Media Should Be Watching the Google California Block Test
Google testing news link blocking in California could build up to have considerable implications for outlets beyond the US border.
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US Media Lobby Group Demands Investigation Into Google’s Perfectly Legal Test
US media lobby group, the News/Media Alliance, is calling on the Justice Department to retaliate against Google with a politically motivated “investigation”.
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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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Predictable: Facebook Ends News Tab in Australia and the US
Meta has made the next step in distancing itself from news. This by ending the Facebook news tab in both the US and Australia.
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Meta States the Obvious: Users Don’t Use Their Services for News
Meta has had a piece published on Medium explaining that news is not a driver for their platforms success.
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