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Facebook is Blocking Canadians’ Posts About the Assassination of a BC Sikh Leader. Their Posts Were Targeted by India’s Government. (pressprogress.ca)

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[-] festus@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

If they have news content, regardless of where the organization is based, they are a "digital news intermediary". As a digital news intermediary they are thus subject to the law and may be made to pay Canadian news organizations. Note that the law doesn't make them pay for foreign news, but the presence of foreign news is enough to allow the CRTC to make them pay for Canadian news.

Michael Geist explains it here: https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2023/08/why-is-meta-blocking-all-news-links-because-bill-c-18-covers-all-news-outlets/

[-] Steeve@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

So they block Canadian news and don't have to pay for Canadian news. It's functionally the same regardless.

[-] festus@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Yes but they also have to block foreign news too, not just Canadian news.

[-] Steeve@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Ah I see what your saying, they geoblock all news for Canadians.

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