Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Google made “a terrible mistake” after the U.S. tech giant said earlier this week that it blocked access to some Canadian news content, which it described as a test run of a possible response to the Liberal government’s online bill.
“It really surprises me that Google has decided that they’d rather prevent Canadians from accessing news than actually paying journalists for the work they do,” Trudeau said on Feb. 24.
“I think that’s a terrible mistake. And I know Canadians expect journalists to be well paid for the work they do.”
Trudeau gave the unprompted comment without being asked during a press conference on the Russia-Ukraine war, saying that he “wanted to make mention of [another issue] that is bothering me.”…
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