Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday criticized Meta for blocking domestic news from its platforms, saying the Facebook-parent was prioritizing profit over safety as devastating wildfires force tens of thousands to evacuate their homes.
Trudeau’s comments represent the latest government attack on Meta, which this month started blocking news on its Facebook and Instagram platforms for all users in Canada in response to a new law requiring internet giants to pay for news articles.
Canada just make a mastodon instance and get all the Canadians onto the fediverse. Do it and it will be awesome.
I doubt it’s on their radar.
Canada: “If you want to link to news, you have to pay”
Facebook: “We’d rather just not link to news”
Canada: passes law
Facebook: blocks news
Canada: :o
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Now these clowns are whining about safety since they didnt get their payday. Brilliant.
It is a trend on all governments to push public services to third parties and, as consequence, social media platforms. How many we see that have their own websites but news and updates only available on twitter or facebook? It’s insane, imho.
