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#Clarification: there is no #legal #dispute involved here.
The #Canadian #government passed bill #C18, which says #Facebook, #Google, et al must #pay to #link to Canadian news stories.
It is now the law of the land. So companies have a choice: continue linking to Canadian news sites and pay for the privilege, or stop linking to Canadian news sites.
There is no third option.
A link tax makes zero #economic sense, so they chose option 2. Blame politicians, not the companies.
Charles /
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2023-08-17 03:52:44
in reply to nevent1q…l88h
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