California Folds: Agrees to $55 Million Google Fund Model
History repeats itself as Google has tentatively agreed with California to a fund model just like Canada.
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CRTC Asks Government for Evidence About Screenshot Claims
The Canadian government is arguing that screenshots of news articles requires payment. The CRTC apparently has questions about that. The Online News Act (Bill C-18)
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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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Meta Settles for $1.4 Billion in Facial Recognition Scandal
Meta has settled a lawsuit for $1.4 million in Texas over it’s unauthorized facial recognition activity of users. Meta, parent company of Facebook, doesn’t exactly
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Publishers Continue to See Less User Engagement With News Links on Facebook
If the Online News Act was repealed, would all publisher engagement problems go away? Maybe not if an Australian study is anything to go by.
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As the Bill C-18 Death Toll Climbs, New Study Confirms Publisher Traffic Has Been Gutted
Publisher shutdowns continue to rip through the news sector. Those that have survived so far are seeing their traffic plummet.
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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As TikTok Moral Panic Spreads, EU to Probe Meta for Failure to Curb Foreign Interference
The EU apparently believes that Meta has insufficient moderation to curb ads that undermine the electoral process. Nice timing.
How Badly Will the Australian Government Screw Up its Relationship With Meta?
With Meta ending its publisher deals in Australia, some are running the scenarios out to see what could happen. None look particularly good.
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Online News Act Supporters Continue to be Divided on How to React to Meta Dropping Links
Some supporters of the Online News Act have called for legal action against Meta while others argue that publishers are doing just fine and dandy.