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.
Fake money being spent in Stephenville and Corner Brook
Corner Brook Port Corporation welcomes new CEO Kelly Smith
Corner Brook Regional High guidance counsellor opens private practice
Two Radiation Oncologists have been hired to work at Western Memorial Regional Hospital
Corner Brook RNC seize a couple of vehicles overnight due to impaired operation
