Ottawa Suspending Its Advertising on Facebook, Instagram as Meta Moves to Block Canadian News

Ottawa Suspending Its Advertising on Facebook, Instagram as Meta Moves to Block Canadian News
Minister Pablo Rodriguez rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 28, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The federal government is suspending all of its advertising on both Facebook and Instagram in response to their parent company, Meta, saying it will block all Canadian news from the platforms later this year once Ottawa’s new Online News Act comes into effect.

Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez made the announcement while speaking to reporters in Ottawa on July 5, saying that the government hopes its action will bring Meta back to the negotiating table.