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Canadian Senate passes bill requiring Google, Meta to pay for news (www.independent.co.uk)

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A Canadian bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms is set to become law

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[–] darkevilmac@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

They do get paid, when a user leaves the original site to visit the publisher and views their ads.

A taxi driver doesn't pay the business that they drive you to for giving them the opportunity to drive you there. You pay the driver for getting you there and then you pay the business you wanted to reach.

This is very much just the huge Canadian media corporations lobbying the Federal government to get more money for no additional work. Something they're very good at by now.