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How does Reddit and Twitter (maybe even Hackernews) and basically everyone else get around this besides Facebook? Is Reddit paying for every link now? I don't u

How does Reddit and Twitter (maybe even Hackernews) and basically everyone else get around this besides Facebook? Is Reddit paying for every link now? I don't understand why I'm only hearing about Facebook with regard to issue

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xvector 3y ago
The Canadian law names Meta and Google specifically. Others are not affected. It's targeted extortion.
- notjulianjaynes 3y ago
  I am not aware of Meta or Google being specifically named in the law, could you please provide a source for this? This page does not make that reference at least: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/online-news.html https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/online-n...
  - elrnv 3y ago
    The bill text is here: https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-18/royal-assent https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-18/royal-a... The relevant piece from the summary is: > (d) requires the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (the “Commission”) to maintain a list of digital news intermediaries in respect of which the enactment applies; CRTC is a government entity so the government reserves the power to decide who is on the list. I couldn't find the list online though.
TheLoafOfBread 3y ago
No presence in Canada?