US EditionAll news in Canada will be removed from Facebook, Instagram within weeks: Meta
- Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will end access to news articles and content on its platforms in Canada as the country's Online News Act is set to take effect. This move will roll out over the next few weeks, limiting users from viewing or sharing links from Canadian and international publishers.
- Russia and Ukraine continue to trade attacks and accusations, with a skyscraper in Moscow being hit by a drone attack for the second time in 48 hours. Russian authorities blame Ukraine for the assault, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky neither confirms nor denies responsibility.
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Meta begins blocking news in Canada in response to new law
The California-based company has followed through with its threat to block news on Facebook and Instagram. The move came after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government passed the Online News Act, expected to come into effect before the end of this year.
Meta starts blocking news in Canada
OTTAWA, Aug 2 — Meta yesterday started blocking Canadians’ access to news on Facebook and Instagram in response to a new law requiring digital giants to pay publishers for such content. Google, another critic of the Online News Act, has said it is considering a similar move, among an ongoing global debate as more governments try to make tech firms pay for news content. “News links and content posted by news publishers and broadcasters in Canada …
Meta Is Blocking News On Facebook, Instagram In Canada. Here's Why
Meta on Wednesday started blocking Canadians' access to news on Facebook and Instagram in response to a new law requiring digital giants to pay publishers for such content. Google, another critic of the Online News Act, has said it is considering a similar move, among an ongoing global debate as more governments try to make tech firms pay for news content. "News links and content posted by news publishers and broadcasters in Canada will no longe…
During Tuesday, Meta began blocking Canadians' access to news on Facebook and Instagram in response to the new Online News Act. The law requires digital giants to pay for news content.
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