Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will block access to news for all users in Canada due to a bill that requires internet giants to pay news publishers.
Facebook and Instagram users in Canada will be blocked from viewing Canadian news, parent-company Meta said Thursday, after Ottawa passed a bill requiring digital giants to pay for such content.
Canadian Instagram and Facebook users will soon see their access to news content on these platforms restricted, in a move made by Meta to oppose the passing of the country's digital media bill.
Facebook and Instagram users in Canada will be blocked from viewing Canadian news, parent-company Meta said Thursday, after Ottawa passed a bill requiring digital giants to pay for such content.