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Meta starts blocking news in Canada

Headline from Digital Journal

Meta on Tuesday started blocking Canadians' access to news on Facebook and Instagram in response to a new law requiring digital giants to pay publishers

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13 articles, oldest first.

  1. KTVZ Bend

    Meta begins blocking news access on its platforms in Canada (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Meta has begun to remove news content from Facebook and Instagram in Canada, the social media giant said Tuesday, in response to recently passed legislation in the country that requires tech companies to negotiate payments to news organizations for hosting their…

  2. WHDH Boston

    Meta begins blocking news access on its platforms in Canada - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    Washington (CNN) — Meta has begun to remove news content from Facebook and Instagram in Canada, the social media giant said Tuesday, in response to recently

  3. Variety

    Meta’s Facebook, Instagram Start Blocking News Outlets in Canada (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Meta said Tuesday that it has “begun the process of ending news availability in Canada” across Facebook and Instagram in response to a new Canadian law. “These changes start today…

  4. The Guardian

    Meta to end Canadians’ news access on Facebook and Instagram in row over law (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Move comes in response to Canadian legislation requiring internet giants to pay news publishers

  5. Forbes

    Meta Starts Removing News Stories From Instagram And Facebook In Canada—Here’s Why (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Meta said months ago it would block news for Canadian Instagram and Facebook users “in order to comply” with Canada’s Online News Act.

  6. Wall Street Journal

    Meta Platforms to Begin Blocking News for Canadian Users (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The Facebook parent says the changes—in response to legislation aimed at compensating domestic media—will take weeks to roll out.

  7. Fortune

    Meta is so unwilling to pay for news under a new Canadian law that it's starting to block it on Facebook and Instagram in that country (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The rollout of the news ban on Facebook and Instagram for users in Canada will take place over the next few weeks.

  8. Deadline

    Facebook And Instagram Start Blocking News Content In Canada In Response To Country’s New Law (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    In compliance with Canada’s Online News Act, Facebook and Instagram have begun blocking news content for users in the North American country. The legislation, which became law in June, requir…

  9. CNET

    Facebook Now Blocking News in Canada and Google May Follow: What To Do (opens CNET)

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    CNET's feed description

    In response to the Canadian Online News Act, which aims to compensate publishers, both Meta and Google are instead looking to block news entirely.

  10. New York Times

    Meta Begins Blocking News in Canada (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The change came in response to a new law in Canada that requires tech companies to pay news outlets for using their content.

  11. Washington Times

    Meta begins blocking news on Facebook, Instagram in Canada (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Meta said it started blocking news content on Facebook and Instagram in Canada over a law directing Big Tech companies to pay media outlets for news used on their platforms.

  12. Digital Journal

    Meta starts blocking news in Canada (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Meta on Tuesday started blocking Canadians' access to news on Facebook and Instagram in response to a new law requiring digital giants to pay publishers

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