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I hope Google follows through, too. The government forcing two companies to pay for links to news is pretty disgusting rent seeking by media companies.

• whynotmaybe 3y ago
  Are "links" the issue or showing a summary of the article?
  • nitwit005 3y ago
    Linking is the issue, despite them also complaining about the summaries.
  • graeme 3y ago
    The media actual controls the summaries seen. They purposefully made large, enticing summaries in order to encourage clicks! They are free to write any summary they want.
• flangola7 3y ago
  That's an opinion to have but the Canadian people, through their elected representatives, have decided they disagree and have codified that requirement into law. The Canadian people have asked their government to pass these laws and Facebook doesn't want to follow them. No one is forcing Facebook to operate in Canada. They're welcome to leave at any time if they don't like it - we all know FB talks a big game and won't do that, but I know I'm not alone in secretly hoping it happens anyway. Zuck can go zuck himself.
  • smoldesu 3y ago
    > and Facebook doesn't want to follow them. No one is forcing Facebook to operate in Canada. OP's article seems to indicate that Facebook is already following these rules without issue.
  • granzymes 3y ago
    Let’s be honest, the Canadian government is acting on behalf of the politically influential and well-connected media companies. And Facebook is complying with the law by removing links. It’s just not the compliance the lobbyists were hoping for.
  • alphanullmeric 3y ago
    The “we voted for it so it’s voluntary” people always seem to move goalposts when you try applying their logic in a scenario that doesn’t benefit them. Would you like to prove me wrong?
• r00fus 3y ago
  They did.