Canadians are calling on Meta to lift its news ban so they can share news about the wildfires in the Northwest Territories and British Columbia.

Meta’s news ban is preventing Canadians from sharing vital information about the wildfires ripping through western Canada::Canadians are calling on Meta to lift its news ban so they can share news about the wildfires in the Northwest Territories and British Columbia.

  • Em Adespoton@lemmy.caEnglish
    22·
    1 year ago

    They didn’t have to pay to link — they had to pay to publish. As in, links are fine, adding a summary based on the content of that link is not.

    That said, C18 was definitely a bad idea, and Meta spun it to their advantage.

    Considering the undue influence Meta had over WHICH news people saw, I think Meta made the right choice.

    And Twitter X - shame on them for requiring login to search for emergency hashtags. But nobody’s talking about that one.