Google is blocking content from certain news sites for some Canadians, in what the tech titan calls a “test run” of its response to Bill C-18. Also known as the Online News Act, the bill would compel tech companies to compensate news organizations for republishing their content. David Akin has reaction to Google’s move, how much money is at stake, and how long the test could last.
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