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Translation is that the government engaged in a shakedown of Google, on behalf of Bell and Rogers: Bill c-18. It was disgusting and corrupt and I’m glad that Go
by tomComb 3y ago
Translation is that the government engaged in a shakedown of Google, on behalf of Bell and Rogers: Bill c-18. It was disgusting and corrupt and I’m glad that Google and Facebook pushed back.
This has recently been resolved though, with a compromised deal, so hopefully these services will soon be available here
- ravetcofx 3y agoExcept they just came to an agreement https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-bill-c18-online-news-google-deal/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-bill-c18-on...
- dissident_coder 3y agoUnfortunately Google caved and are giving away 100 million dollars. I wish they had a spine like Meta. I generally despise both companies (Meta more than Google) but the enemy of my enemy can be my friend at arm's length.
- tomComb 3y agoThe amount and terms agreed upon are what Google originally offerred, so I've mostly seen it reported as the gov't caving. But I still agree with you - would rather have seen Google not give in to this sort of thing at all. It was very different for Meta - they already don't like sending people away from their site so it was much easier for them to hold out.