Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed tech giant Google on Friday, stating that it’s “bothering” him the company wants to block news content from Canadians versus paying journalists for their work. Google did this in response to Bill C-18, the Online News Act, which would require tech companies to pay news organizations for republishing their content.
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