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by tradewinds 1092 days ago
Not to argue in favour of the bill, but I think the idea is Google's whole business model relies on others for content, so a slice of that revenue should go to the content creators (even though the content creators gain from Google, and can generate their own ad revenues).

The Liberal party is also trying to protect Canadian content (again, not to defend or advocate for this policy), and I'm sure this is part of it, even though it may ironically backfire and end up hurting Canadian news outlets.
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iFire 1092 days ago
This is the standard Canadian policy for decades in TV.

https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/cancon/mandate.htm

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cpncrunch 1092 days ago
Where are the adverts on google news? I haven't seen a single advert there in 10 years, and I just looked very carefully in case I somehow missed them, but no, there are none.
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tradewinds 1092 days ago
Even within the search results, there will be ads. If you search "what happened in Canada today", Google will link some news and there will likely be a sponsored link or some form of income-generating item for Google. Then there's the data you're generating as you use Google to navigate to the content you want, which can also be sold. Google connects you to content, every dollar they make is dependent on a non-Google creator, with the exception of maybe some Maps/Earth use-cases.
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cpncrunch 1092 days ago
I just tried, and didnt see any ads on news searches on canada news, or other news searches. Do you see any?
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philistine 1092 days ago
The fact you think YOU need to see ads next to search related to news DIRECTLY means you don't really understand Google's modus operandi.

They make money by building a profile from your usage. And then selling that profile to advertisers. They make money by having news, because they can build a profile based on what you click and sell ads to those same websites you visit.

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tradewinds 1092 days ago
I do on YouTube before videos from CBC News. I actually don't on Google search results, but the search data you generate in the process of connecting with news sites can be used for a multitude of profitable uses-cases, including selling targeted ads elsewhere on the internet.
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moberley 1092 days ago
On YouTube I would think the CBC receives the same monetization deal as any other YouTuber.
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tradewinds 1092 days ago
So isn't that in favour of what this bill is attempting to accomplish?
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