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Local TV stations ask regulator to force Meta to pay for posting some news content

  • Some local and independent TV stations want the federal broadcast regulator to make Meta pay for posting certain news content on Facebook and Instagram.
  • The stations say Meta removed news in 2023 due to the Online News Act, but some news content is still on its platforms.
  • Examples include posts with news text, screenshots, and video clips, and some stations say their pages were banned while competitors’ were not.
  • The stations asked the CRTC to require Meta to join the news bargaining process under the Online News Act, and the Liberal government is open to restoring news on Meta’s platforms.
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TV channels ask the CRTC to compel Meta to pay a fee for the broadcast of news content on Facebook and Instagram.

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Local TV stations ask regulator to force Meta to pay for posting some news content

OTTAWA - Some local and independent TV stations are asking the federal broadcast regulator to start a process to force Meta to pay for allowing some news content on Facebook

·Toronto, Canada
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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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