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    Laura Hazard OwenMay 8, 2024
    Screenshots are one big winner of Meta’s news ban in Canada
    “We observe a dramatic increase in posts containing screenshots of Canadian news stories in the post-ban period.”
    Alfred HermidaDecember 5, 2023
    Google’s $100 million to Canada’s news industry is a small price to pay to avoid regulation
    “Bill C-18 is a test case of the power of platforms like Google and Meta to run and control Canada’s communications infrastructures. While the agreement allows all sides to claim victory, it is clear that Google successfully extracted key concessions over how it is regulated in Canada.”
    Ken DoctorNovember 30, 2023
    Forget the link tax. Focus on one key metric to “save local news”
    “You need Google to stay in this. Otherwise, it devastates the entire industry.”
    Gretel KahnNovember 8, 2023
    In Canada’s battle with Big Tech, smaller publishers are caught in the crossfire
    Independent outlets explain how traffic and engagement have plummeted overnight after Meta blocked news from its platforms.
    Laura Hazard OwenAugust 2, 2023
    Meta will remove legit news from Facebook and Instagram in Canada — but may leave the bad stuff up
    The changes “will be implemented for all people accessing Facebook and Instagram in Canada over the course of the next few weeks,” with news outlets identified “based on legislative definitions and guidance from the Online News Act.”
    Sarah ScireJune 27, 2023
    If the U.S. wants to boost journalism, it should learn from Canada’s mistakes
    “There are other big questions hanging over the program, like whether it has actually helped stave off the collapse of newsrooms.”
    Diana BossioJune 27, 2023
    Canada’s Online News Act may let Meta and Google decide the winners and losers in the media industry
    “Our interviews showed that platforms were able to push for individual deals that aligned with their own business priorities.”
    Laura Hazard OwenFebruary 23, 2023
    Google blocks news in some Canadian searches, in response to proposed media law
    “This explains everything about my failed Google searches this week,” one Globe and Mail journalist tweeted.
    Sarah ScireJanuary 12, 2023
    “Canada’s ProPublica” is sharing the databases behind its hard-hitting stories
    The Investigative Journalism Foundation hopes to follow the money — and leave the door wide open for other journalists.
    Taylor Owen and Supriya DwivediAugust 9, 2022
    Canada’s Online News Act shows how other countries are learning from Australia’s news bill
    The potential here is for democratic governments to evolve their digital policy models based on each other’s experiences.
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