Canadians Still Find News Content on Facebook One Year After Meta Ban, Report Finds

Canadians Still Find News Content on Facebook One Year After Meta Ban, Report Finds
The Facebook logo on a cell phone in Boston on Oct. 14, 2022. The Canadian Press/AP, Michael Dwyer
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More than one-third of Canadians still consume news on Facebook and Instagram despite news content being blocked on the social media sites in Canada, according to a new report.

Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, blocked Canadian news content in August 2023 following Ottawa’s introduction of the Online News Act. The act required tech companies to pay Canadian media outlets for news content linked on platforms, like Facebook.