Google Has ‘Serious’ Concerns With Liberal Bill Requiring Platforms to Pay for News

Google Has ‘Serious’ Concerns With Liberal Bill Requiring Platforms to Pay for News
Google Canada employees are seen in the lobby as they return to the Google office in Toronto following a walkout in Toronto on Nov. 1, 2018. The Canadian Press/Cole Burston
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Google is raising “serious” concerns about a Liberal bill that seeks to require tech giants to negotiate deals to pay media outlets for making news content available online.

Colin McKay, Google Canada’s head of public policy and government relations, told a House of Commons committee today that the bill could unintentionally elevate misinformation and propaganda.