When the Meta news blackout began, Nova Scotia was reeling from two weather emergencies
Residents of small communities across Canada are finding creative ways of getting around Facebook’s news blackout to share updates about dangerous weather events, but they say it’s still tough to get information to people quickly on the platform.
. In late May, an unprecedented wildfire consumed 900 hectares in the Halifax suburb of Upper Tantallon forcing more than 16,000 people to evacuate and destroying 151 homes. In July, flash flooding swept through the province, devastating townships in the Annapolis Valley, where four people, including two children, were killed.
One post on Wednesday by an anonymous group member asks whether water is safe for consumption. One response says, “I’m pretty sure the municipality just mentioned not too long ago that the water is tested weekly, at various sites.” “People reading our coverage were very quick to find ways around the Meta news ban such as screenshotting articles or sharing them privately,” he said in an interview.
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