Subject: Canada's anti-Google laws help kill another..
Obviously it isn't the only, or even the main reason,
but it's another brick in the wall
[Kamloops This Week. Yes, that's a real name]
Kamloops This Week to close after 35 years of being part of the community
Due to myriad challenges, including market conditions and unrelenting rising
costs, KTW's final print edition will be published on Oct. 25, leaving Kamloops
without a newspaper for the first time since 1884
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In addition, website views have fallen by half as a result of Meta and Google
blocking news links due to the Online News Act, while lease rates for office
space have doubled.
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rest:
https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/local-news/kamloops-this-week-to-close-after-35-years-of-being-part-of-the-community-7697837
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