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Meta's news ban is preventing Canadians from sharing vital information about the wildfires ripping through western Canada (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Meta's news ban is preventing Canadians from sharing vital information about the wildfires ripping through western Canada::Canadians are calling on Meta to lift its news ban so they can share news about the wildfires in the Northwest Territories and British Columbia.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

C-18 isn’t even in effect. This is literally just Meta trying to force the hand of the government. They did the same thing in Australia.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And? You believe Meta/Google should have waited to block links?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago

Yes? Why not?