The U.S. digital giant is experimenting with possible responses to the Online News Act, which would require it to pay Canadian journalism outlets whose stories it links to, spokesperson Shay Purdy wrote in an email. The restrictions, which were first reported by The Canadian Press, “impact a very small percentage of Canadian users,” wrote Purdy, who did not answer The Logic’s questions about which news sources are filtered out. (The Logic, The Canadian Press)

Talking point: Google opposes the bill, which has passed the House of Commons and is under consideration in the Senate. C-18 is modelled on a law in Australia, where Facebook briefly barred links to news from its social media site in retaliation (but also captured official information sources in what the company has called a technical error). It’s threatened to do the same in Canada. The Logic’s CEO David Skok has previously testified in support of the bill, on the grounds that large platforms are already striking payment deals that favour large media companies.