Canada: Facebook threatens to ban News in its Feed

WRITTEN BY VIJESH CORMATY

Facebook threatens to ban news in Canada over proposed Online Act

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Meta said that the Canadian government's approach is particularly misguided because, under the current system, Facebook helps publishers.

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The framework of the current legislation presumes that Meta unfairly benefits from its relationship with publishers.

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Earlier, Google also said that the Act "will make it harder for Canadians to find and share trusted and authoritative news online".

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The social network has now urged the Canadian government to consider a policy response in support of public interest journalism that is fact-based and reflects the interests of not only a small handful of legacy publishers

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According to the company, registered news publishers in Canada received over 1.9 billion clicks over the past 12 months

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Company receives an estimated $230 million Canadian dollars in value.

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Posts with links to news articles make up less than 3 per cent of what people see in their Facebook Feed

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