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Canada Introduces Bill Requiring Online Giants to Share Revenues With Publishers
The New York Times
By Ian Austen & Vjosa Isai
April 5, 2022
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government introduced legislation on Tuesday that would require companies like the parents of Google and Facebook to pay Canadian media outlets for allowing links to news content on their platforms.
Canadian publishers, many of which are struggling financially, have long pushed the government for such a measure, arguing that the advertising revenue that previously was the foundation of their businesses has overwhelmingly migrated to global online giants (continue reading).
