Each time a news link appears in a Google search, the bill would force Google to compensate the companies, but the amount of compensation is unknown. Meta, who owns Facebook, has started blocking news agencies as a result.
It appears as though BayFM will be blocked from Facebook in Canada. It’s not because of our posts but instead, a new bill called C-18, known as the Online News Act. It’s a case of Big Tech, like Meta and Google, versus Canadian news. The federal government slashed advertising on Facebook and Instagram earlier this month, insisting these companies pay for using Canadian news on their platforms. Each time a news link appears in a Google search, the bill would force Google to compensate the companies, but the amount of compensation is unknown. Meta, which owns Facebook, has started blocking news agencies as a result. The bill will take effect in about 6 months time.
BayFM in Corner Brook is the first station among the National Campus and Community Radio network that this has happened to within the sector.
RCMP NL responds to over 1,000 calls from Friday to Tuesday
RNC reminds motorists to keep an eye out for cyclists
Opposition Leader calls for seven-day-a-week recreational food fishery
City of Corner Brook received 11 calls about untidy properties in the month of May
The Western NL Food Hub is set to expand its services this weekend to the Bay St. George area
