by Anonymous Coward
Canadians are no longer able to share links to news stories on social media.
I have Canadian friends and trying to discuss the news without links is awkward and bottlenecks conversation about current events.
The few I’ve talked to have simply succumbed to the idea (because what else can they do) but this control on information is hair raising.
““In response to Canadian government legislation, news content can’t be viewed in Canada.” It was an understated announcement of a dramatic policy: With the flip of a switch, Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, one of the world’s largest providers of information, had exiled news from its services.”
This is six month old news but I’ve just learned of it and I’m a little shook a national government would allow this.
Third Reich-ish.
“A bill that mandates tech giants pay news outlets for their content has come into effect in Canada amid an ongoing dispute with Facebook and Instagram owner Meta over the law.
Some have hailed it as a game-changer that sets out a permanent framework that will see a steady drip of funds from wealthy tech companies to Canada’s struggling journalism industry.
But it has also been met with resistance by Google and Meta – the only two companies big enough to be encompassed by the law.
In response, over the summer, Meta blocked access to news on Facebook and Instagram for Canadians.Google looked set to follow, but after months of talks, the federal government was able to negotiate a deal with the search giant as the company has agreed to pay Canadian news outlets C$100m ($75m; £59m) annually”