Anja Karadeglija in the Canadian Press

Global News owner Corus and representatives of TorStar, Postmedia, and the Globe & Mail don’t want to wait for Google’s $100 million payout

Rather choose a known entity, Google chose the upstart Canadian Journalism Collective to distribute $100 million to Canadian media. If the CRTC agrees, Google will be exempted from the Online News Act.

Kiernan Green in The Hub

The Online News Act caused a 50% drop in social media engagement for local Canadian news outlets, and a 25% drop for national news

One year after the passing of the Online News Act, the results have been devasting for local media.

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