Fight Brewing at CRTC Over First Online News Act Payment by Google

Fight Brewing at CRTC Over First Online News Act Payment by Google
The Google logo at the VivaTech show in Paris on June 15, 2023. The Canadian Press/AP, Michel Euler
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A new fight is playing out at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission over the first $100-million annual payment Google agreed to pay Canadian news outlets.

The group tasked by Google to distribute the money to news outlets has submitted plans for its governance structure to the CRTC.