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OTTAWA — 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.
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've been fully transparent about our concern that C-18 is overly broad and, if unchanged, could impact products Canadians use and rely on every day," Purdy said.
Rodriguez has argued the bill, which is similar to a law that Australia passed in 2021, will"enhance fairness" in the digital news marketplace by creating a framework and bargaining process for online behemoths to pay media outlets.
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