The tech giant warned in a blog post that if other countries were to follow Canada’s lead and favour local content, the reach of “thousands of entrepreneurial Canadians” could be impacted on YouTube, since over 90 per cent of watch time of Canadian content is from viewers located abroad. (The Logic)

Talking point: Google’s blog post says it supports Bill C-10’s purported goal of making sure Canadian creators “have a shot to be heard.” Yet, it lobbed a list of criticisms at the proposed policy, joining a chorus of critics like the Internet Society. The bill aims to get tech giants to pay into Canadian media funds and promote local artists. But Google said it already supports Canadian creators who “would have likely been overlooked elsewhere but found their home on YouTube.” It doubles down on Google Canada spokesperson Lauren Skelly’s comments to The Logic earlier this month, in which she warned C-10 “would impact Canadian creators and their ability to monetize both within and outside of Canada.”