Meta Tests Blocking News Content for Some Canadian Users in Response to Liberals’ Online News Bill

Meta has begun a test that will temporarily block access to news content for some Canadian users on its Facebook and Instagram platforms in response to the Online News Act, a Liberal government bill, and Canadian publishers are not happy.

The legislation, Bill C-18, would require digital giants such as Google and Meta to pay Canadian news organizations if they link to or otherwise publish news content on those platforms.

The bill completed third reading in the Senate on June 15 and a message was sent to the House of Commons the same day. The Liberals have said they want the bill to be implemented into law before summer break at the end of the week ending June 23.

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