Facebook, Instagram to Block News in Canada After Content Fee Adopted

Facebook, Instagram to Block News in Canada After Content Fee Adopted
The Facebook app is shown on a smartphone in Surfside, Fla., on April 23, 2021. Wilfredo Lee, File/AP Photo
Tom Ozimek
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Meta has announced that it will block access to news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada after the country passed a new law forcing digital platforms to pay content fees to domestic media.

The announcement followed the Canadian Senate’s approval of the “Online News Act,” which forces companies such as Facebook and Google to pay fees to media outlets when their content is posted, linked to, or otherwise repurposed on the platforms.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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