Facebook and Instagram users in Canada won't be able to access news on those platforms soon, after parent company Meta said it would shut out news in the country over the next few weeks. Why is this happening again? What will I notice as a user?
Facebook, Instagram and Google icons for mobile apps are seen on the screen of an iPhone. Users of Facebook and Instagram in Canada soon won't be able to access news on those platforms, in response to federal legislation. Google has said it would remove news links in Canada, but has had talks with the government in hopes of finding a solution.
Tech giants Google and Meta see the law as a tax on links that doesn't recognize the web traffic the companies provide news outlets.On Facebook and Instagram, Canadians will no longer be able to share or view news articles and other content posted by publishers and broadcasters, including international outlets.
The CEO of Village Media, which runs 25 community news websites including Sudbury.com and Northern Ontario Business, has said Google and Meta pulling content from Canadian news outlets would "devastate" the industry. The company said it will also end Google News Showcase in Canada, a product it uses to license news from over 150 local publishers. Those existing deals will stay in place until the change happens.Google's parent company Alphabet also owns YouTube, but the video platform already allows users, including media outlets, to monetize their content. It's also possible to embed a link back to a news article in the video itself and in the video description.
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