The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced it will levy a fee on Google to fund the enforcement of the Online News Act, effective from April 1. This law requires major internet platforms to compensate news organizations for content. Despite negotiations, Google challenged the fee as disproportionately burdensome, especially as it has already agreed to substantial payments to Canadian news publishers. The decision reflects broader international moves to hold tech giants accountable in the digital news landscape, amid escalating trade tensions between Canada and the U.S.
The CRTC finalized the rule after a period of public consultations, during which Google intervened to argue against its implementation saying it was 'not a rational approach' to impose 100% of the costs on one entity.
Google, among other comments in its submission to the CRTC, argued the rule was 'an unfair additional regulatory burden on a company that has continued to support the news ecosystem in this country.'
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