Google to scrap local news links in Canada over Online News Act
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The move is a protest against a Canadian bill that will make tech giants pay for news content.

Google says it will block Canadian news in the country in response to a new law that aims to make tech giants pay Canadian media for news.

Canada's parliament passed the Online News Act last week, requiring platforms like Google and Meta's Facebook to negotiate deals with news providers.

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