Heritage Minister Urges Meta to End ‘Reckless’ News Block as Thousands Flee Wildfires

Heritage Minister Urges Meta to End ‘Reckless’ News Block as Thousands Flee Wildfires
The logo of Meta Platforms' business group in Brussels on Dec. 6, 2022. Yves Herman/Reuters
The Canadian Press
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Canada’s Heritage Minister is calling on Meta to allow people to share news articles on Facebook and Instagram as thousands flee wildfires that have devoured homes in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories.

Pascale St-Onge says Meta’s decision to continue blocking Canadian news articles on its two massive platforms is “reckless.”