The rollout of the news ban on Facebook and Instagram for users in Canada will take place over the next few weeks.

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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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!!

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Or you know. Lemmy!!

Until Canada tries to enforce this law against Lemmy instances.

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I wish them luck with that!

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That’s not how the law works.

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What exempts small sites?

Why do you think that loophole won’t be closed in the future?

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The literal language of the law exempts small sites.

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