Just over two weeks ago, Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, began ending the availability of news on those sites in Canada in response to the Online News Act. The social media giant's move is already taking its toll on web traffic to news sites, and local media outlets aren't united on a path forward.
Starting at the beginning of August, Meta began blocking Canadians from seeing news posts on its Facebook and Instagram platforms.
Just over two weeks ago, Meta — which owns Facebook and Instagram — began ending the availability of news on those sites in Canada in response to the passage of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, which takes effect by the end of this year. LISTEN | P.E.I., Ontario media groups and digital policy analyst speak on CBC's The House about Meta news blocking:Social media giant Meta has made good on its promise to start blocking news content on its popular Facebook and Instagram social media platforms. Guest host Tom Parry talks to two local news publishers — Island Press Limited’s Paul MacNeill in PEI and Jeff Elgie of Village Media in Sault Ste.
"I don't object to the notion that Google and Facebook should support journalism," Elgie said. "But the premise of C-18, what we said, which is basically, 'They steal our content, they're immoral, they don't do anything for the publishing industry,' is all false."Meta moves to block news on Facebook and Instagram in CanadaMeta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, says it is going ahead with a plan to remove news content from its platforms in Canada.
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