Quebec Joins Feds in Suspending Ads on Facebook, Instagram as Meta Vows to Block News

Quebec Joins Feds in Suspending Ads on Facebook, Instagram as Meta Vows to Block News
Quebec Premier Francois Legault responds to reporters questions at a news conference at the legislature in Quebec City on May 23, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
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The federal government is suspending advertising on Facebook and Instagram as tensions with tech giants rise, with the province of Quebec and the City of Montreal following suit within hours.

The three governments’ decision came Wednesday after Meta promised to block Canadian news content on its Facebook and Instagram platforms in response to Canada’s recently passed Online News Act.