Google And Facebook To The Rescue: Canadian News Gets On Big Tech’s Payroll
CANADALAND
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The on line news act is the canadian version of a law that first popped up in australia, where google and facebook are now forced by law to pay news companies for the articles that show up on their platforms. John matheson, the chief of staff to the federal heritage minister, and brian mckay, a senior policy adviser in that same ministry met with Gisselaar at his home last week. The two men discussed new legislation they were cooking up which would make it easier for big tech firms such as gogal or Googles to get government subsidies. "We don't think that politicians should be choosing wos endit out," said Mathes
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