knitwittFederal government suspends advertising on Facebook and Instagram
They made it so social media companies have to pay for the news. It’s Meta that’s doing the blocking.
As I understand it, meta has announced they will be deplatforming Canadian news and links. In retaliation, the federal government will no longer pay for advertisements on their platform.
If I read correctly, they’re just complying. If they don’t want to pay, they need to filter out the content. It’s not really retaliation, but following the law
StillPaisleyCatFrom what we saw in earlier reports, the draft regulations haven’t even been gazetted for consultation yet.
It sound like Meta is acting preemptively to put pressure on the government.
Ahh can’t believe I missed that it wasn’t enacted yet - thanks!
The legislation had Royal Assent, but coming into force and the publication of final regulations and, in turn, their effective date are yet further steps.
I believe Google announced that they’re doing the same thing, but haven’t actually pulled the plug yet. They’re probably just waiting until the law comes into effect and just drop Canadian news instead of negotiating payment.