CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) & Bill C-18
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Google says the draft plan to implement Ottawa’s fraught online news law worsens rather than calms its concerns about the legislation, as the clock ticks on the global web giant’s threat to wipe Canadian news from its search engine.
“Unfortunately, while well intended, the act is built upon a fundamentally flawed premise yielding an unworkable framework and process that the regulations unfortunately do not remedy — and in certain instances, exacerbate,” the company’s submission to the federal government reads.
Google has signalled that if its issues are not met, it will remove all Canadian news content from its search engine on or shortly after Dec. 19, the date the Online News Act comes into effect.
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“Unfortunately, while well intended, the act is built upon a fundamentally flawed premise yielding an unworkable framework and process that the regulations unfortunately do not remedy — and in certain instances, exacerbate,” the company’s submission to the federal government reads.
Google has signalled that if its issues are not met, it will remove all Canadian news content from its search engine on or shortly after Dec. 19, the date the Online News Act comes into effect.
Google just got even more unhappy with the Trudeau government — and closer to wiping Canadian news from its search results — Toronto Star
With Google suggesting the regulatory process is hopeless and that legislative changes might be the only path forward, the company and the federal government could be on a collision course toward dealing a serious blow to the country’s news industry.
So pretty much what everyone not a liberal hack has said from the start.
'No concessions' St-Onge says in $100M a year news deal with Google — CTV News
The Canadian government has reached a deal with Google over the Online News Act that will see the tech giant pay $100 million annually to publishers, and continue to allow access to Canadian news content on its platform. This comes after Google had threatened to block news on its platform when...
What does Google have to censor to get a deal?
'No concessions' St-Onge says in $100M a year news deal with Google — CTV News
The Canadian government has reached a deal with Google over the Online News Act that will see the tech giant pay $100 million annually to publishers, and continue to allow access to Canadian news content on its platform. This comes after Google had threatened to block news on its platform when...
Interesting question. The tech giant had voiced concern about "serious structural issues with C-18 that regrettably were not dealt with during the legislative process," and has called the bill a "link tax" that "breaks the way the web and search engines have worked for more than 30 years," and may expose them to "uncapped financial liability."
Sets a precedent for other countries also.
What haven't they censored from the conservative community just do a google search on the treatment of the alphabet community by Hamas and see if you can find anything negative
Reuters reported in August that data from different independent tracking firms showed Meta blocking news links on its platforms in Canada “had almost no impact on Canadians’ usage of Facebook.”
And when pressed on what should be inferred from the data showing Meta blocking Canadian news from its platforms hasn’t affected the company’s bottom line, St-Onge (Pascale St-Onge, Canada’s heritage minister) said the tech giant should still negotiate with the government as Google did….because…?
Laventure (Meta spokesperson Lisa Laventure) reiterated the company’s stance that pulling Canadian news entirely from its platforms is “the only way (to) reasonably comply with the Online News Act.”
The legislation comes into effect on Dec. 19. End result? More government control of the directions that Canadians receive their news from?
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And when pressed on what should be inferred from the data showing Meta blocking Canadian news from its platforms hasn’t affected the company’s bottom line, St-Onge (Pascale St-Onge, Canada’s heritage minister) said the tech giant should still negotiate with the government as Google did….because…?
Laventure (Meta spokesperson Lisa Laventure) reiterated the company’s stance that pulling Canadian news entirely from its platforms is “the only way (to) reasonably comply with the Online News Act.”
The legislation comes into effect on Dec. 19. End result? More government control of the directions that Canadians receive their news from?
'My door is always open': heritage minister insists feds working hard 'to bring Meta back to the table' on C-18 — CTV News
Canada's heritage minister insists the federal government is still working to get Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta back to the bargaining table to negotiate a deal to compensate Canadian news organizations as part of the regulatory process for the controversial Online News Act.
I've hone to a few sites that will not allow me to repost any Canadian POV's so ya, it's happening. We'll have to rely more on independent news which is more accurate & factual anyway. Wonder how long this will be allowed by our tyrannical gov'tReuters reported in August that data from different independent tracking firms showed Meta blocking news links on its platforms in Canada “had almost no impact on Canadians’ usage of Facebook.”
And when pressed on what should be inferred from the data showing Meta blocking Canadian news from its platforms hasn’t affected the company’s bottom line, St-Onge (Pascale St-Onge, Canada’s heritage minister) said the tech giant should still negotiate with the government as Google did….because…?
Laventure (Meta spokesperson Lisa Laventure) reiterated the company’s stance that pulling Canadian news entirely from its platforms is “the only way (to) reasonably comply with the Online News Act.”
The legislation comes into effect on Dec. 19. End result? More government control of the directions that Canadians receive their news from?
'My door is always open': heritage minister insists feds working hard 'to bring Meta back to the table' on C-18 — CTV News
Canada's heritage minister insists the federal government is still working to get Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta back to the bargaining table to negotiate a deal to compensate Canadian news organizations as part of the regulatory process for the controversial Online News Act.
The government has primarily blocked the CBC. It was 75% of the stuff shared prior to the block on my feed.
“Whoopsies….it’s too early to say.”
Facebook parent company Meta resumed talks with the federal government over the Online News Act this week, as Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge implied the tech giant could still be subject to regulation despite barring Canadians from accessing news on its platforms??? For its non-news content?
Ottawa holds talks with Meta over Bill C-18 as minister hints it could still face regulation — The Globe and Mail
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says Canadian news is still available to some on Meta’s platforms and the CRTC may still take an interest in regulating the tech giant
Speaking to reporters on Parliament Hill, Ms. St-Onge said news is still seeping through on Meta’s platforms, and that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, which will oversee the act’s implementation, might take an interest.
“I can’t wait to see what the CRTC will do when the law is fully enforced,” she said, adding that she “absolutely” wants the regulator to look into whether Meta would be subject to the act. (???)