CBC, media groups ask Competition Bureau to investigate Meta's move to block news in Canada

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CBC, media groups ask Competition Bureau to investigate Meta's move to block news in Canada - Lemmy.ca

I really don’t understand the people who (on an open source social media platform of all places!) rush to defend Meta/Facebook on bill C-18. Any action taken against Facebook’s power in society, no matter how flawed, is inherently good.

This seems relevant: My Distaste For Your Solution Does Not Mean Disregard For The Problem

Anyway, I don’t think this law would reduce Meta’s power if the company cooperated, because if Meta only falls under the law if it has power then news organizations have an incentive to make sure it keeps enough power to keep the law applicable and keeps getting them paid.

My Distaste For Your Solution Does Not Mean Disregard For The Problem

This keeps coming up in different contexts, so I thought I might write a short (ha, as if I can write short things!) blog post that I can point to on various occasions. I spend a lot of time here o…

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