Meta announced it would ban Canadian users from sharing news on Facebook and Instagram after the federal government passed the Online News Act.
Meta has announced it would shut down access to news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada after the country's federal government passed the Online News Act, or Bill C-18, a law mandating that tech companies pay content fees to domestic media outlets.
Meta is currently conducting several weeks of product tests to "end news availability in Canada" following Parliament's decision. The decision follows a similar law passed last year in Australia, mandating that digital platforms such as Facebook and Google pay domestic media outlets when linking to their content in search or feeds.Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Meta Platforms Inc., arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, Dec. 20, 2022.
"We have repeatedly shared that in order to comply with Bill C-18, passed today in Parliament, content from news outlets, including news publishers and broadcasters, will no longer be available to people accessing our platforms in Canada," Meta, Facebook's parent company, said in aThe company added that it is currently conducting several weeks of product tests to "end news availability in Canada" following Parliament's decision.
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