Canada Excluded from Google’s AI Chatbot Bard due to Online News Act
Canada, unlike most countries, lacks access to Google’s AI chatbot, Bard, due to the ongoing clash between Google and Canada’s
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Bill C-18: Instagram Cuts Access To News For Canadians Ahead Of Online News Act
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has begun blocking access to posts from Canadian news organizations on their
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Canada’s Government Suspends Advertising on Meta Platforms in Response to News Blockage
The federal government is halting all advertising on Facebook and Instagram in reaction to Meta’s plans to block Canadian news
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Bill C-18 Fallout: Meta Terminates Journalism Fellowship Contract with The Canadian Press
In the wake of the passing of Canada’s Online News Act or Bill C-18, Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META) has decided
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Google Takes Stand against Canadian News Bill, Vows to Remove Local News Content from Platforms
Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has announced that it will remove Canadian news content from its platforms in Canada in response to
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Online News Act Aftermath: Meta To Block News Content, Ottawa To Convince Google
In response to the recently passed Online News Act by the Canadian government, Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META) announced its intention
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Bill C-18: Liberal Government’s Online News Act Becomes Law
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s proposed Online News Act that would require social media giants to compensate Canadian media companies for
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Trudeau, Who Wants To Charge Meta & Google For Sharing News, Decries Tech Giants’ “Bullying Tactics”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused technology powerhouses Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) of employing “bullying tactics”
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Bill C-18: The Online News Act (…of sabotage!)
Lots of hand wringing in the corporate media as bill C-18, The Online News Act, freshly passed by the House
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Google Tests Blocking News Content for Some Canadian Users in Response to ‘Online News Act’
Alphabet Inc’s (Nasdaq: GOOGL) Google is carrying out tests that block access to news content for some Canadian users. The
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