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With less than two months until Google may start blocking news links in Canada when the Online News Act comes into effect, there’s no clear indication that a compromise will be reached to avoid this “catastrophic” outcome for the news media industry and Canadians, say observers. The Online News Act, which became law when bill C-18 received royal assent earlier this year, is set to come into force on Dec. 19.
He said the comments made in the statement by News Media Canada open the door to solutions similar to ones used in Australia, where Meta briefly blocked news links in response to similar legislation, before reaching deals with publishers outside of the legislation. “Google always likes to operate on its own terms,” said Hermida.
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