Meta pulls news content from Canadian Facebook and Instagram
. On Thursday, Canadian Parliament did just that and, within hours, Meta confirmed it will make good on its threat.
"Today, we are confirming that news availability will be ended on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada prior to the Online News Act taking effect," ."We have repeatedly shared that in order to comply with Bill C-18, passed today in Parliament, content from news outlets, including news publishers and broadcasters, will no longer be available to people accessing our platforms in Canada."the precipitous drop in advertising revenue Canadian news organizations have experienced over the past two decades.
Earlier in June, Meta announced that it was working to develop a software-based solution to its C-18 issue. As of Thursday, those efforts remain ongoing"and currently impact a small percentage of users in Canada." Aside from the loss of news functionality, Meta assures its users that no other aspects of the Facebook experience will be impacted.Great deals on consumer electronics delivered straight to your inbox, curated by Engadget’s editorial team.
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