Facebook Pulls the Trigger, Says It Won’t Pay News Organizations for Links (In the US) Drew Wilson | August 3, 2022 Facebook was thinking about it, but is now saying it will cut off news organizations in the US. Are others next?
Facebook Mulls Purging News Links from It’s Main Feed, Stop Paying Link Taxes Drew Wilson | July 8, 2022 It seems that the cost of paying for news links has gotten way too high for Facebook, and removing news links is now an option.
Publishers Already Complaining They’re Not Getting Enough Money from Google News Showcase Drew Wilson | November 15, 2021 Big publishing is already complaining that it isn’t getting enough money from the new Google News Showcase.
Facebook Reportedly In Talks With Big Canadian Publishers Over Link Tax Drew Wilson | February 27, 2021 Reports are surfacing that Facebook is in talks with big Canadian publishers to discuss terms of the link tax. Facebook is already conceding Canada.
Facebook to Canada: Don’t Repeat Australia’s Link Tax Mistake Drew Wilson | February 1, 2021 Canada has been growing increasingly anti-technology as of late. That has worried Facebook who called on Canada to not repeat Australia’s link tax mistake.
Heritage Minister, Steven Guilbeault, Calls Lack of Link Tax “Immoral” Drew Wilson | September 12, 2020 The notorious legacy of the Canadian Heritage Minister is seemingly continuing. The current minister is continuing to push for a Canadian link tax law.
Facebook Threatens to Remove News Feed In Australia if Link Tax Becomes Law Drew Wilson | September 2, 2020 Australia is getting closer to making the link tax the law of the land. In response, Facebook says it wil delete the news feed for Australian users.
Publisher Attacks Public Libraries, Gets Blasted in 2 Countries for It Drew Wilson | August 3, 2020 Kenneth Whyte, a publisher, has written an op-ed decrying public libraries. In response, he received push back in 2 different countries.
More Calls Made for Big Publishing to Drop Lawsuit Against Internet Archive Drew Wilson | July 26, 2020 The Internet Archive is renewing its call for big publishing to drop their lawsuit against their site. This follows researchers calling for the same.
Canadian Heritage Minister Goes Rogue: Pushes For Link Tax Drew Wilson | June 29, 2020 Canadian Heritage Minister, Steven Guilbeault, is questioning his own government and pushing for policies that move into the direction of a Canadian link tax.
