Canada’s parliament approved legislation to compel digital companies to compensate domestic media outlets for links to their articles
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/canada-passes-law-forcing-facebook-google-to-pay-media-for-links-f3e13300Digital platforms have warned legislation could force them to block, restrict access to news stories for Canadian usersCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has defended Canada’s legislation to require digital companies to compensate domestic media companies for their links.
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