The Google agreement marks a departure from the path taken by Instagram-parent Meta, which opted to pull news content from its platforms in Canada in response to C-18.

Google had also threatened to block news access in Canada, but it agreed to continue discussions with the government. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said talks with Meta were at an impasse.

Google announced its decision to remove links to Canadian news from its Search, News, and Discover products in response to Canada’s recently enacted Bill C-18.

Amazon, which was also subject to tax, said it will wait until DST is officially rescinded before making any changes ...

Google to Block News Search Products in Canada. The U.S. tech giant follows Meta pulling content from Facebook and Instagram north of the border after Bill C-18, or the country’s Online News Act ...

Google has argued Canada's law is broader than those in Australia and Europe, saying it puts a price on news story links displayed in search results and can apply to outlets that do not produce news.

Google said Friday it had paid Can$100 million to Canadian news outlets to use their content on its platform, as part of a deal with the government to offset loss of advertising revenues. Canada ...

Google is eliminating a fee is placed on ads, which was done in response to the Canadian digitial services tax, which has now been rescinded as part of broader trade talks.

Canada’s antitrust watchdog is taking legal action against Google LLC , following an investigation into its anti-competitive ...

OTTAWA - Google is eliminating a surcharge on ads it previously implemented in response to Ottawa’s now-defunct digital services tax.