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flag Google starts paying $100M yearly to Canadian news outlets to comply with the Online News Act.

flag Google has begun distributing the first $17.25 million of a $100 million annual payment to Canadian news outlets, as part of a deal to avoid penalties under the Online News Act. flag The Canadian Journalism Collective oversees the fund, with more payments scheduled for April. flag The act aims to compensate media companies losing revenue to digital platforms. flag Google secured a five-year exemption by agreeing to the annual payment, while Meta blocked Canadian news on its platforms to avoid similar obligations.

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