Hostilities are declared between Google and the Canadian government.
A few days ago, the American giant decided to restrict access to news sites to several hundred thousand users in the country on its Chrome search engine and its Discover tab (available on Android devices).
This restriction, put in place
"on an experimental basis"
and for a period of five weeks, is a way for Google to express its reluctance to Bill C-18, which will soon come into force in Canada.
Currently under discussion in the Senate, this law would force digital giants such as Google and Meta, owner of Facebook, to negotiate agreements that would reward Canadian media, regardless of their size, for the reuse of journalistic content on their platforms.
An initiative similar to the directive around neighboring rights, adopted by the European Union in 2019, and applied in France since last year.
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