News Broadcasters and Publishers Call for Competition Bureau to Investigate Meta’s Blocking of Canadian News

News Broadcasters and Publishers Call for Competition Bureau to Investigate Meta’s Blocking of Canadian News
Meta Platforms Inc.'s logo is seen on a smartphone in an illustration picture taken on Oct. 28, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
Matthew Horwood
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CBC/Radio-Canada, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, and News Media Canada have applied to Canada’s Competition Bureau to investigate Meta’s decision to block news content from its online platforms in Canada.

“Meta’s practices are clearly designed to discipline Canadian news companies, prevent them from participating in and accessing the advertising market, and significantly reduce their visibility to Canadians on social media channels,” the organizations said in a press release.