As Meta tests news blocking in Canada, here are the first targets
Chris Dell, news editor of ChrisD.ca, a Winnipeg-based digital news outfit, said some readers informed him Monday that they are no longer able to access content the outlet had posted on Facebook.
“It appears Meta is blocking some of our content, but not all of it,” Dell said in a statement on Tuesday. He says it’s unfortunate that these measures are being taken in response to the Online News Act, which would require tech giants to pay publishers for linking to or otherwise repurposing news content.
“As a small local news outlet, the majority of our traffic comes from Facebook and Google. My hope is that an amicable agreement can be reached between Silicon Valley and Ottawa that doesn’t leave publishers caught in the middle,” Dell said.temporarily block news content for up to five per cent of its Canadian usersThe company said it is working towards an “effective product solution to end news availability in Canada” so as to comply with Bill C-18 if it becomes law.
On Tuesday, a Senate committee finished its clause-by-clause consideration of the bill after a single two-hour meeting, passing about 12 amendments, the majority of which the government agrees with.The Liberal government has expressed its desire to have the bill become law before parliamentarians break for the summer at the end of next week.
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