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I believe this commitment is an important step to help protect rights, democracy and the future of an independent media, writes National Observer managing editor Mike De Souza.
Google Canada and Facebook Canada told a Commons committee studying the country's media industry that they don't like the idea of a punitive tax on advertisers.
But they're particularly significant for journalists, bloggers, and online writers, whatever platform they're using, from Reddit to Facebook to personal blogs.