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Meta is so unwilling to pay for news under a new Canadian law that it's starting to block it on Facebook and Instagram in that country

fortune.com Meta is so unwilling to pay for news under a new Canadian law that it's starting to block it on Facebook and Instagram in that country

The rollout of the news ban on Facebook and Instagram for users in Canada will take place over the next few weeks.

Meta is so unwilling to pay for news under a new Canadian law that it's starting to block it on Facebook and Instagram in that country::The rollout of the news ban on Facebook and Instagram for users in Canada will take place over the next few weeks.

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Canadian residents can access news online by going directly to news websites, using mobile news applications, and subscribing to preferred publishers.
Lol. Or you know. Lemmy!!
- Or you know. Lemmy!!
  Until Canada tries to enforce this law against Lemmy instances.
  
  You mean like asking a fair share of Lemmy's instances ads revenues to be given to media companies?
  
  Lemmy? Ad revenue?
  
  thatsthejoke.jpg
  
  Sure, and non-profit digital radio stations will never need to pay for music streams.
  No, we've been watching how this sort of nonsense plays out for decades. If what you want to do is not contemplated by the regulatory deal, then it'll end up illegal.
  
  I wish them luck with that!
  
  That’s not how the law works.
  
  What exempts small sites?
  Why do you think that loophole won't be closed in the future?
  
  The literal language of the law exempts small sites.
- but, but, then who will filter the news they're fed with, so that they only get exposed to opinions they "like", thus reinforcing whatever polarized view they have? Why would they want to access ANY news??
  
  From what I've noticed, Facebook has been doing exactly the opposite for me. It shows me only the articles that will make my blood boil. And then it'll also preview only the comment that will make me rage the hardest, whether it's the most reacted to or not. It's a fucking rage generator.

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