VANCOUVER — British Columbia's premier issued a direct plea to the head of Meta on Monday as he implored the social media giant to reinstate access to Canadian news on its platforms amid the province's ongoing wildfire crisis.
David Eby said it feels as though the social media giant is holding the province"ransom" in its ongoing spat with the federal government while it continues to ban news sharing on its Facebook and Instagram platforms.
Eby said Meta's decision to permanently ban Canadian news on its platforms is"incredibly frustrating" and he hopes"common sense prevails." Meta showed an unwillingness to co-operate on a potential deal and decided to remove news content from its platforms in Canada instead. Trudeau said the move had ramifications beyond the current urgent situation in B.C., where roughly 380 wildfires are burning and about 27,000 residents are under evacuation orders.
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