freezenet , 18 days ago to Random stuff

Google Pushes Back Against the Online News Act

We're continuing to read the submissions sent to the CRTC in the Online News Act consultation. Today, we're checking out Google's response.

https://www.freezenet.ca/google-pushes-back-against-the-online-news-act/

#Business #Copyright #News #Canada #consultation #CRTC #Google #OnlineNewsAct

freezenet , 1 month ago to Random stuff

US Publishers Are Pushing to Repeat Canada’s Link Tax Mistake

American publishers have apparently decided they want a piece of that link tax failure Canadian publishers have experienced.

https://www.freezenet.ca/us-publishers-are-pushing-to-repeat-canadas-link-tax-mistake/

#Copyright #International #News #Canada #JCPA #OnlineNewsAct #publishers #US

freezenet , 1 month ago to Random stuff

Canadians Push Back Against Online News Act At CRTC Hearing

The consultations being held at the CRTC are ongoing. It seems that Canadians are pushing back against the Online News Act.

https://www.freezenet.ca/canadians-push-back-against-online-news-act-at-crtc-hearing/

#Copyright #News #BillC18 #Canada #CRTC #hearing #OnlineNewsAct

freezenet , 3 months ago to Random stuff

After Nearly 6 Months Since Dropping News Links in Canada, Meta’s Stock Value Soars

Bill C-18 lobbyists claimed that Meta dropping news links would spell doom for the company. Today's stock prices begs to differ.

For months before the decision, Meta warned that the Online News Act (then called Bil

https://www.freezenet.ca/after-nearly-6-months-since-dropping-news-links-in-canada-metas-stock-value-soars/

#Copyright #News #BillC18 #Canada #Facebook #LinkTax #Meta #OnlineNewsAct

thetyee , 3 months ago to Random stuff

Post Canada's #OnlineNewsAct and Meta's ban on Canadian news content, sharing journalism on social media has been tough to say the least.

And yet The Tyee has seen much growth here on #Mastodon.

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freezenet , 4 months ago to Random stuff

VictoriaBuzz Publishes Online News Act Disinformation. Why Can’t the Media Stop Lying About it?

If you thought the media would have few reasons to lie about the Online News Act after it passed, you would be mistaken.

For the last few years, the Canadian mainst

https://www.freezenet.ca/victoriabuzz-publishes-online-news-act-disinformation-why-cant-the-media-stop-lying-about-it/

#Copyright #News #BillC18 #disinformation #Google #Meta #misinformation #OnlineNewsAct #VictoriaBuzz

freezenet , 4 months ago to Random stuff

No Blacklocks Reporter and Western Standard, the CRTC is Not Writing News Code’s of Ethics

Reports from Blacklocks Reporter and Western Standard suggest the CRTC will write a code of ethics for news outlets to follow. The reporting appears to be inaccurate.

The Online News Act i

https://www.freezenet.ca/no-blacklocks-reporter-and-western-standard-the-crtc-is-not-writing-news-codes-of-ethics/

#Copyright #BillC18 #BlacklocksReporter #Canada #CRTC #OnlineNewsAct #WesternStandard

Flipboard , 4 months ago to Random stuff

C-18, Canada's Online News Act is now in force. @thetyee breaks down how it was born, and what lies ahead.

https://flip.it/qqjZjv

#C18 #Canada #OnlineNewsAct #News #Tech #Google #Meta

freezenet , 4 months ago to Random stuff

Canadian Government to Cap CBC’s Online News Act Haul to $7 Million

The Canadian government has decided that maybe giving the heavily subsidized CBC so much money might not be a good idea after all.

It was gearing up to be quite a case of history repeating itself. When Australia got a deal with the platforms in exchange for

https://www.freezenet.ca/canadian-government-to-cap-cbcs-online-news-act-haul-to-7-million/

#Business #Copyright #BillC18 #Canada #CBC #OnlineNewsAct

freezenet , 5 months ago to Random stuff

National Post Floats One of the Worst Arguments for Payments for Links Yet

We've seen a lot of bad takes and obvious lies from the major media outlets, but a recent National Post article may just take the cake.

With the Canadian government caving to Google, handing them everything and calling

https://www.freezenet.ca/national-post-floats-one-of-the-worst-arguments-for-payments-for-links-yet/

#Copyright #BillC18 #Canada #Facebook #Google #LinkTax #NationalPost #OnlineNewsAct

thetyee , 5 months ago to Random stuff

#NEW: The deal is a welcome boon for the #CdnMedia industry. But the tech giant scored its own key concessions. Alfred Hermida writes.

#BillC18 #OnlineNewsAct

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/12/01/Google-Canada-Deal-Small-Price-News-Media-Industry-Regulation/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

freezenet , 5 months ago to Random stuff

Canadian Government Folds: Hands Google Everything and Calls it a “Deal”

With just over half a month left, the Canadian government has folded and let Google walk away with virtually everything.

A catastrophe in the Canadian news sector was seemingly all but a sure thing. With Meta already dropping news links, Google's positio

https://www.freezenet.ca/canadian-government-folds-hands-google-everything-and-calls-it-a-deal/

#Copyright #BillC11 #Canada #Google #OnlineNewsAct

TechDesk , 10 months ago to Random stuff

Canada's federal government has suspended all advertising on Meta's platforms in response to Facebook's decision to block news. It's the latest move in the battle over Canada's Online News Act, which would force tech giants to pay news outlets for posting their journalism.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/online-news-act-google-facebook-meta-1.6897186

#Canada #CanadaNews #Tech #OnlineNewsAct