Google has sent the $100 million it agreed to pay Canadian news outlets in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act to a journalism organization designed to distribute the funds.

The U.S. tech giant said Friday that it had transferred the money to the Canadian Journalism Collective, a federally incorporated non-profit organization led by independent publishers and broadcasters.

It is a milestone in the government's fight with tech companies that made advertising dollars but had not compensated companies creating the content{ai:summary}<p>Google has transferred $100 million to the Canadian Journalism Collective, a non-profit organization, as part of its agreement to pay Canadian news outlets for an exemption from the Online News Act. This move aims to support independent publishers and broadcasters in Canada. </p><p>#society</p>

Google makes $100M payment to news groups for Online News Act exemption

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