Google is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content in what the company says is a test run of a potential response to the Liberal government's online news bill.
Company says it's testing possible responses to Liberal government's online news billThe Google logo on the company's homepage, arranged on an iPhone. Google said Wednesday that it is temporarily limiting access to news content for under four per cent of its Canadian users as it assesses possible responses to Bill C-18.
All types of news content are being affected by the test, which will run for about five weeks, the company said. That includes content created by Canadian broadcasters and newspapers."We're briefly testing potential product responses to Bill C-18 that impact a very small percentage of Canadian users," Google spokesman Shay Purdy said in a written statement on Wednesday in response to questions from The Canadian Press.
In a statement, CBC spokesperson Chuck Thompson said CBC/Radio-Canada does not have a formal partnership in place with Google that compensates the broadcaster for use of its news content. "Canadians need to have access to quality, fact-based news at the local and national levels, and that's why we introduced the Online News Act. Tech giants need to be more transparent and accountable to Canadians," the spokesperson said.
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