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Ars Technica

Google to pay Canada's "link tax," drops threat of removing news from search

Google has agreed to pay Canadian news businesses $100 million annually to comply with the country's Online News Act.

The deal allows Google to negotiate with a single news collective and reduce its overall financial obligation.

Facebook owner Meta remains opposed to making payments. [ more ]

www.vice.com

Google has reached a deal to pay $100 million per year to Canadian news organizations to share their links on its platform.

The agreement is a result of negotiations related to the Online News Act, which aims to make dominant platforms compensate news businesses.

The deal includes Google negotiating with one group that represents the entire Canadian media ecosystem. [ more ]

Engadget

Google has reached a deal with the Canadian government to continue serving users with Canadian news despite new legislation

Google will pay news publishers around $100 million CAD per year, lower than the government's initial estimate [ more ]