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The changes "will be implemented for all people accessing Facebook and Instagram in Canada over the course of the next few weeks," with news outlets identified "based on legislative definitions and guidance from the Online News Act."
Big Tech is trying to crush Canada’s efforts to sustain its news industry by making scary threats and attacking Canadians’ right to freely access local news. But Canada must not back down.
A report from the trenches on the Online News Act and what a backlash ban on Canadian news could mean.
These actions could be devastating for smaller independent and university papers that rely on social media to encourage readership.