Google tests blocking news content for some Canadians

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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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