Google joins Meta in blocking Canadian news links in response to Bill C-18

A Google source told Cartt the Heritage minister was unavailable to discuss the bill as it made its way to finish line By Christopher Guly OTTAWA -- Google will remove links to Canadian news from its search, news and discover products in Canada, the company announced on Thursday, a week after Meta Platforms Inc. made a similar announcement about ending news availability on its Facebook and Instagram platforms for all Canadian users in response to their joint opposition to Bill C-18, the Online News Act, which became law also last Thursday. “C-18 will also make it untenable for us to continue...