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.
Meta States the Obvious: Users Don’t Use Their Services for News Read More »
Link Tax
Rod Sims Defends His Link Tax With Complete Nonsense Talking Points
Faced with a looming pullout of Meta, Rod Sims pushes his nonsense talking points as if it’s going to make a difference.
Rod Sims Defends His Link Tax With Complete Nonsense Talking Points Read More »
Asinine: Australian Politicians Pushing to Include TikTok, Youtube, Into It’s Link Tax Law
The Australian government is witnessing their link tax crash and burn, so there’s a push to include other platforms.
With the Failure of the Online News Act, Government Issues Massive Media Bailout
The Canadian government is now using the last tool in the chest. They are bailing out the news sector.
With the Failure of the Online News Act, Government Issues Massive Media Bailout Read More »
Predictable: Meta Announces It Would Not Be Renewing Australian News Deals
The pullout of Meta is predictably not exclusive to Canada. Now, it looks like news links will be dropped in Australia as well.
Predictable: Meta Announces It Would Not Be Renewing Australian News Deals Read More »
After Nearly 6 Months Since Dropping News Links in Canada, Meta’s Stock Value Soars
Bill C-18 lobbyists claimed that Meta dropping news links would spell doom for the company. Today’s stock prices begs to differ.
After Nearly 6 Months Since Dropping News Links in Canada, Meta’s Stock Value Soars Read More »
American Publishers Angered that Google Can Also Lobby Politicians
American publishers are on their own quest to freeload off of platforms, but are upset that the platforms are also lobbying.
American Publishers Angered that Google Can Also Lobby Politicians Read More »
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
National Post Floats One of the Worst Arguments for Payments for Links Yet Read More »
The Media Wants You to Know They are Really Really Upset About the Consequences of Their Actions
After pushing for a link tax in the Online News Act, one outlet is expressing outrage that the results meant their online audience is disappearing.
Andrew Coyne’s Column on Bill C-11/Bill C-18 is a Much Needed Breath of Fresh Air
In a media landscape focused on selling Bill C-11 and Bill C-18 to the public, Andrew Coyne offered a nice change.
Andrew Coyne’s Column on Bill C-11/Bill C-18 is a Much Needed Breath of Fresh Air Read More »