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June 23, 2023: Canada's senate passed a bill yesterday that will require Meta and Google to pay news outlets for content shared on the platforms. Meta confirmed that it will comply with the bill by ending news availability on Facebook and Instagram for Canadian users. “We have repeatedly shared that in order to comply with Bill C-18, which was 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,” said Lisa Laventure, head of communications for Meta in Canada<ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/canadian-senate-passes-bill-requiring-211255685.html</ref>. | |||
June 2, 2023: Meta tests blocking Canadian users from accessing news content in Instagram and Fecebook. The bock is in response to a proposed bill that will require tech giants to pay publishers for reporting the content online. The Online News Act is being discussed in the senate and could be passed this month. Meta said it's ready to permanently block news content for Canadian Facebook and Instagram users if the bill is passed. The temporary block will affect 1-5% of its 24 million Canadian users<ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/meta-tests-blocking-news-content-025737021.html</ref>. | June 2, 2023: Meta tests blocking Canadian users from accessing news content in Instagram and Fecebook. The bock is in response to a proposed bill that will require tech giants to pay publishers for reporting the content online. The Online News Act is being discussed in the senate and could be passed this month. Meta said it's ready to permanently block news content for Canadian Facebook and Instagram users if the bill is passed. The temporary block will affect 1-5% of its 24 million Canadian users<ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/meta-tests-blocking-news-content-025737021.html</ref>. | ||