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Feb 24 2023 6:43AM

News payment battle unfolding.

Google tests blocking news content for some Canadians

Google is rolling out tests that block access to news content for some Canadian users in what it says is a test run of a potential response to the government's online news bill. The Online News Act, or House of Commons bill C-18, introduced in April by Justin Trudeau's Liberal government...

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