Google Tests Blocking News Content for Some Canadians in Response to Government Bill

Google Tests Blocking News Content for Some Canadians in Response to Government Bill
The Google logo is displayed at the entrance hall of Google France in Paris on Nov. 18, 2019. Michel Euler/AP Photo
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Google is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content in what the company says is a test run of a potential response to the Liberal government’s online news bill.
Also known as Bill C-18, the Online News Act would require digital giants such as Google and Meta, which owns Facebook, to negotiate deals that would compensate Canadian media companies for republishing their content on their platforms.