Meta Tests Blocking News Content for Some Canadian Users in Response to Liberals’ Online News Bill

Meta Tests Blocking News Content for Some Canadian Users in Response to Liberals’ Online News Bill
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Marnie Cathcart
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Meta has begun a test that temporarily blocks access to news content for some Canadian users on its Facebook and Instagram platforms in response to the Online News Act, a Liberal government bill, and Canadian publishers are not happy.

The legislation, Bill C-18, would require digital giants such as Google and Meta to pay Canadian news organizations if they link to or otherwise publish news content on those platforms.