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  1. Google to pay Canada’s “link tax,” drops threat of removing news from search - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Manuel Augusto Moreno)

    Google ... - arstechnica.com/?p=1987263 #canadaonlinenewsact #googlenews #linktax #policy #google

  2. This is one of those “DUH!” moments when the government of #Canada realizes that yes, indeed, imposing a TOLL on all news links means that there is no financial incentive for companies to allow those links! 🤦‍♂️

    Meta and Google were both very clear that it would not make financial sense for them to continue offering news. The Canadian government thought they were bluffing.

    Oops!

    reuters.com/technology/meta-st

    #OnlineNewsAct #CanadaOnlineNewsAct