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Meta has started to end access to news publications on its platforms in Canada with the changes expected to roll out over the coming weeks as it continues to argue about a proposed law that would force the company to pay news publishers.

Canadians’ access to news on Facebook and Instagram will be cut off in the coming weeks after Meta said Tuesday that a “fundamentally flawed” law is forcing the company to make the tough decision....

Tech giants have opposed Canada’s Online News Act, which was passed last month but has yet to be enforced as it goes through a regulatory process | World News

Facebook and Instagram's news ban or blackout in Canada has officially begun. Meta's Facebook and Instagram have started blocking news in Canada, preventing its users from accessing news articles and videos.

Canadians using Facebook and Instagram should expect to see some gaps in their feeds, starting now. This week, Meta began blocking Canadian access to links and stories from news publishers — the company's response to a bill that would require the tech giant to pay outlets for the right to distribute and profit from their content. "As we've always said, the law is based on a fundamentally flawed premise," Meta policy communications director Andy Stone wrote on Twitter...

Meta is turning off news availability in retaliation for a new law that requires platforms to compensate news organizations.

Meta is turning off news availability in retaliation for a new law that requires platforms to compensate news organizations.

Meta is protesting a new Canadian law that would force social giants like Facebook and Instagram to pay for the news content that they host.