Google is bringing its age assurance technology — which uses artificial intelligence to detect underage users — to Canada.
Google to Begin Using Age Assurance Tech to Identify Underage Accounts in Canada
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Google Urges CRTC to Use Restraint with Online Streaming Act
Google’s representatives are asking the federal broadcast regulator to exercise caution and restraint in regulating online platforms.
Fight Brewing at CRTC Over First Online News Act Payment by Google
A new fight is playing out at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission over the first $100-million annual payment Google agreed to pay Canadian news outlets.
Google Signs Deal with Organization to Distribute $100M to Canadian News Companies
Google announced which organization it has selected to distribute the $100 million the tech giant has promised to Canadian news companies Friday.
Google to Pay $100M a Year to Canadian News Publishers in Deal with Ottawa
Ottawa has agreed to set a $100-million yearly cap on payments that Google will be required to make to media companies when the government’s controversial online news legislation takes effect at the end of the year.
Online News Act Could See Google, Meta Pay Combined $230M to Canadian Media
The federal government has put a price tag on how much it would like to see Google and Facebook spend under legislation that requires the tech giants to compensate media companies for Canadian journalism.
What Google’s Move to Block News in Canada Means for Your Next Search
TORONTO — Google said Thursday that it will strip Canadian news from its services in response to a new federal law that forces tech giants to pay publishers for news they share through their services.
Google Set to Remove Canadian News Links in Canada Over Online News Law
News stories published by Canadian media outlets will soon disappear from Google search results, the digital giant warned Thursday as it revealed its planned response to the Liberals’ online news law.
Trudeau Shows No Interest in Compromising with Meta, Google Over Online News Bill
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is showing no interest in compromising with Meta and Google over a Liberal bill that would make them pay for Canadian journalism that helps the companies generate revenue.
Google Says It Will Volunteer Top Execs to Testify at Parliamentary Committee
OTTAWA — Google said it will volunteer some of its top executives to testify at a parliamentary committee that is studying the actions of the Silicon Valley giant after it ran a five-week test that blocked news links to some of its Canadian users.
Media Advocate Calls Google’s Move to Block News Content Disrespectful to Canadians
Advocates for the print and digital media industry say Google is disrespecting Canadian readers by temporarily blocking news to some of its users.
Google Contacts Each MP Over Fast-Tracking of Online News Bill Through Commons
OTTAWA — Google has taken the extraordinary step of writing to every MP and senator expressing fears that the online news bill is being rushed through Parliament without proper debate or consideration.
