Canadian news publishers haven't given up hope that Meta will lift a ban on Canadian news, but in the meantime, they're scrambling to draw to bring audiences directly to them.
But after years of Canadians and news publishers relying on Facebook to connect them, observers are wondering how — and if — the issue can be resolved.Meta's decision to block Canadian news from its digital platforms wasn't unexpected, since the company had taken similar action in 2021 in Australia whenIn that case, Meta and Google struck a deal with the Australian government before the legislation passed, and the company lifted the ban after about a week.
"They've said, 'We're going to make all the money and the way we're going to keep those eyeballs scrolling is by using content from things like Canadian news providers.'"Haugen said she also worries about how Meta's algorithms decide what is news and what is not. "Canadians expect tech giants to follow the law and pay their fair share to support reliable, fact-based, independent news," said Heritage Canada in a statement.
For the last number of years, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has been trying to reach anMichael Geist is a law professor at the University of Ottawa and Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law. "There doesn't appear to be an obvious path back for Facebook and news in Canada unless the government rescinds the law, but I don't see much likelihood of that either."Calls for investigation into Meta's move to block Canadian newsA coalition of media companies, including CBC/Radio-Canada, is calling on the Competition Bureau to investigate Meta's move to block news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada.
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