Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google is inching closer to blocking people in Canada from viewing news links on its search engine after the company rejected government regulations to assauge its concerns about an impending online content law, Bloomberg’s Randy Thanthong-Knight reports. The move is the latest blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration and its attempts to compel Google and Meta (META) to negotiate payments with local publishers under the Online News Act, which is set to become effective on December 19, the author notes. “We continue to have serious concerns that the core issues ultimately may not be solvable through regulation and that legislative changes may be necessary,” Google spokesperson Shay Purdy said by email.
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