Google Blocking Canadians From Accessing News Content ‘A Terrible Mistake,’ Trudeau Says

Google Blocking Canadians From Accessing News Content ‘A Terrible Mistake,’ Trudeau Says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the media at Fort York Armoury in Toronto on Feb. 24, 2023. Chris Young/The Canadian Press
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Google made “a terrible mistake” after the U.S. tech giant said earlier this week that it blocked access to some Canadian news content, which it described as a test run of a possible response to the Liberal government’s online bill.

“It really surprises me that Google has decided that they'd rather prevent Canadians from accessing news than actually paying journalists for the work they do,” Trudeau said on Feb. 24.