Canada parliament questions Google execs over news-blocking test


FILE PHOTO The logo for Google in New York city U.S. November 17 2021. REUTERSAndrew KellyFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The logo for Google in New York city, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly//File Photo

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google will stop blocking news articles from some Canadian users' search results on March 16, a company executive told a Canadian parliamentary panel investigating the tech firm on Friday.

Last month, Google started testing limited news censorship as a potential response to a Canadian government bill that aims to compel online platforms to pay publishers in Canada for news content.

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