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    Sonal Shridhar Shinde in News

    04-May-2023 06:26 AM


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    Google, Meta to End Access to News Articles in Canada if Bill That Asks Them to Pay Publishers Is Passed

    Google and Meta would withdraw access to news articles in Canada if legislation compelling internet companies to pay news publishers is passed, company executives told Canadian lawmakers on Wednesday.
    Google may be forced to remove links to news articles found in Canadian search results if the bill passes, its vice president of news Richard Gingras said in testimony to a Senate committee, citing an "uncapped financial liability" if it had to pay publishers for linking to their sites.
    Meta would also end the availability of news content in Canada if the bill is passed as currently drafted, said Rachel Curran, head of public policy for Meta in Canada.
    Ottawa's proposal is similar to a ground-breaking law that Australia passed in 2021, which also triggered threats from Google and Facebook to curtail their services.
    Both eventually struck deals with Australian media companies after amendments to the legislation were offered.
    Google last year linked to Canadian news publishers more than 3.6 billion times, Gingras said, helping those companies make money on ads and new subscriptions.
    Source: NDTV