Police Using Social Media Accounts as Meta Begins Blocking News for Canadians

Police Using Social Media Accounts as Meta Begins Blocking News for Canadians
Meta Platforms Inc.'s logo is seen on a smartphone in an illustration picture taken on Oct. 28, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
The Canadian Press
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Police services across Canada are grappling with how they will relay emergency information, including breaking news and details of missing persons, once Meta begins permanently removing news from its social media platforms.

Meta is set to remove all news for Canadian users in response to the Liberal government’s Online News Act, which requires some tech giants to pay for news content shared or repurposed on their platforms.