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Meta starts blocking news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada after law passes requiring payment of local outlets

Fortune

August 1, 2023 at 5:17 PM EDT
 

Meta Platforms started its process of ending news availability in Canada over a law requiring digital platforms to pay local news outlets. 

The California-based company has followed through with its threat to block news on Facebook and Instagram. The move came after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government passed the Online News Act, expected to come into effect before the end of this year.

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