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Meta is so unwilling to pay for news under a new Canadian law that it's starting to block it on Facebook and Instagram in that country::The rollout of the news ban on Facebook and Instagram for users in Canada will take place over the next few weeks.

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[-] Lemmylaugh@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 year ago

Canadian residents can access news online by going directly to news websites, using mobile news applications, and subscribing to preferred publishers.

Lol. Or you know. Lemmy!!

[-] beigegull@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Or you know. Lemmy!!

Until Canada tries to enforce this law against Lemmy instances.

[-] matlag@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

You mean like asking a fair share of Lemmy's instances ads revenues to be given to media companies?

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