MediaPost: Google Sends Promised Funds To Canadian Journalism Collective. “Google has sent $100 million (U.S. $69 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 funds.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/04/mediapost-google-sends-promised-funds-to-canadian-journalism-collective/

Engadget: Australia demands big social platforms pay local news publishers. “Australia is not messing around when it comes to big tech. Last month the country introduced a law that, if passed, would ban all people 16 and younger from social media. Now, its coming after social media and search engines alike, ensuring they pay publishers for their content after Meta backed out of doing so, the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2024/12/13/engadget-australia-demands-big-social-platforms-pay-local-news-publishers/

Search Engine Land: Perplexity expands publisher ad revenue sharing program. “Perplexity, an AI-powered search engine, is broadening its publisher program. It added outlets like Los Angeles Times, Adweek and The Independent. Participating publishers will share ad revenue and access performance metrics, with notable absences including The New York Times and Dow Jones, which are in legal […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2024/12/06/search-engine-land-perplexity-expands-publisher-ad-revenue-sharing-program/