Google and Facebook to Block All News Links in Canada Following Passage of Online News Act

Google announced it will remove links to all Canadian news outlets from its search engines and other products in response to Canada's new Online News Act which requires tech companies to pay news organizations for using their content.
Facebook's parent company Meta also plans to block all news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada due to the law.
The law aims to provide compensation to struggling Canadian newsrooms but the tech giants argue it creates uncertainty and unfairly taxes links.
Canada joins other countries implementing laws to force Big Tech to pay for news but this is the first time companies have responded by completely blocking news.
The outcome could impact similar laws under consideration and the future of news distribution online.