@thetyee You guys have been a reliable source of interesting stuff in my feed. Much appreciation.

@thetyee Just so you know, I don’t give a damn about Facebook or Instagram blocking my news. I am not on Facebook, I use Instagram not for news but for hobbies I’m interested in. I have never used Instagram and when I had Facebook for news. I have always gone straight to the source.

@thetyee Canada passed a law saying that if anyone posted a link to a news article belonging to a Canadian publication, Meta would have to pay, even though Meta wasn't choosing what to link, the users were. I wasn't surprised that they said "no deal", because they don't give a crap about news but they do care about profit. What Canada should have done instead is pass a tax on digital advertising, and use some of that money to fund journalism. The only way Meta and Google could escape that would be to leave Canada altogether.

And I am viewing this from Pixelfed and not Mastodon, the fediverse is great. Pixelfed is almost 1:1 with instagram before meta took over.

@thetyee 🥰 Fediverse

@thetyee Heya! For greater reach, consider including the tags ‘Canada’ & ‘Canadian’, unless you consider that a bit too “shouting from the rooftops” (so to speak).