NewsAlert: Meta will test blocking news in Canada

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NewsAlert: Meta will test blocking news in Canada

OTTAWA – Meta is planning to run a test that will block news for some Canadian users on Facebook and Instagram in response to the Liberal government’s controversial online news bill.

If passed in the Senate, Bill C-18 would force tech companies to pay Canadian media outlets for linking to or otherwise repurposing their content online.

More coming.

The Facebook logo is seen on a mobile phone, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Michael Dwyer

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