Facebook, Instagram To Block All News Stories In Canada

A law known as the Online News Act has caused Facebook and Instagram to follow through with blocking all news stories in Canada.

Meta says it will block news from Facebook, Instagram in Canada

Meta said Thursday that it plans to follow through with a threat to block Canadians from sharing news on its platforms, after the federal government passed a law requiring digital firms to pay domestic media organizations for their content.

“We have repeatedly shared that in order to comply with ...

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