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>>geox+(OP)
I love being Canadian - "Not Available in Canada Due To Regulatory Uncertainty"

>>dissid+hk
Translation is that the government engaged in a shakedown of Google, on behalf of Bell and Rogers: Bill c-18. It was disgusting and corrupt and I’m glad that Google and Facebook pushed back.

This has recently been resolved though, with a compromised deal, so hopefully these services will soon be available here

>>tomCom+fL
Unfortunately Google caved and are giving away 100 million dollars. I wish they had a spine like Meta. I generally despise both companies (Meta more than Google) but the enemy of my enemy can be my friend at arm's length.

>>dissid+U81
The amount and terms agreed upon are what Google originally offerred, so I've mostly seen it reported as the gov't caving.

But I still agree with you - would rather have seen Google not give in to this sort of thing at all.

It was very different for Meta - they already don't like sending people away from their site so it was much easier for them to hold out.