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Google blocks news content in response to C-18
Episode 70

Google blocks news content in response to C-18

The Daily Brief · Cosmin Dzsurdzsa

February 23, 202314m 55s

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Show Notes

As the Trudeau government’s Online News Act, Bill C-18, inches closer to becoming law, Google is blocking some users from viewing news content in what the tech giant says is a test run of a potential response to the act. Bill C-18 would require companies like Meta and Google to compensate legacy media companies for publishing content on their platforms.

Alberta Mental Health and Addiction Minister Nicholas Milliken has revealed members of the new Recovery Expert Advisory Panel who will advise the province on its recovery-oriented systems of care.

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