OTTAWA – The CRTC is giving its greenlight to a $100 million payment to Canadian media outlets from web giant Google with an exemption from the Online News Act.

Under the Liberals’ online news act, web giants like Google are required to make payments to news companies for the news content that appears on their sites, unless they reach a deal in advance.

Google proposed a $100 million annual payment to news publishers, rather than be subject to the act, while Facebook parent company Meta pulled all news from its websites to avoid having to make any payments under the legislation.

Google is giving out $100 million to news publishers to obtain exemption from the act.{ai:summary}<p>The CRTC has approved Google's $100 million payment to Canadian media outlets, exempting it from the Online News Act. This act mandates payments from web giants to news companies unless prior agreements are made. </p><p>In contrast, Meta has removed news from its platforms to evade payments under the legislation. #politics</p>

Google to make $100 million payment to news groups within 60 days

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