Google Sends Funds to Journalism Collective in Exchange for Online News Act Exemption

Google Sends Funds to Journalism Collective in Exchange for Online News Act Exemption
The Google News homepage is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Feb. 28, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Google has sent the $100 million it agreed to pay Canadian news outlets in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act to a journalism organization designed to disperse the funds.

The U.S. tech giant confirmed it has transferred the money to the Canadian Journalism Collective, a federally incorporated non-profit organization led by independent publishers and broadcasters.