Meta to test limiting some news access on Facebook, Instagram in Canada
1 year, 6 months ago

Meta to test limiting some news access on Facebook, Instagram in Canada

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms Inc. on Thursday said it will begin tests on its social media websites Facebook and Instagram that will limit some users and publishers from viewing or sharing some news content in Canada. The testing period will run for several weeks, the social media giant said, adding that the minor percentage of Canadian users enrolled in testing will be notified if they attempt to share news content. Introduced in April last year, the legislation would force platforms like Meta and Google parent Alphabet Inc. to negotiate commercial deals and pay Canadian news publishers for their content. Google rolled out similar tests earlier this year blocking news content for some Canadian users as a test run for a potential response to the online news bill.

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Canada to keep pressure on Facebook to pay for news: PM Justin Trudeau
1 year ago

Canada to keep pressure on Facebook to pay for news: PM Justin Trudeau

The Hindu  

Ottawa will keep pushing Meta to comply with a new law requiring large internet companies to pay Canadian news publishers for their content, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, but the Facebook parent stood by its decision to block news sharing rather than pay. "News outlets choose to use our free services because it helps their bottom line, and …

Google and Canada reach agreement on news sharing and payments: Know what it means
1 year ago

Google and Canada reach agreement on news sharing and payments: Know what it means

India TV News  

Canada and Google have reportedly worked out a deal about a new law that makes big internet companies share ad money with news publishers. Details of the Agreement According to TOI, if it's true, the deal means Google will make yearly payments, of about C$100 million, to news companies. Online News Act Background The Online News Act, a part of …

Not just Canada, Meta is trying to kill Facebook’s news feed in other countries too
1 year, 3 months ago

Not just Canada, Meta is trying to kill Facebook’s news feed in other countries too

Firstpost  

Meta plans to kill Facebook’s news tab in a number of countries. This comes after several media organisations across the world, as well as some legislators have demanded that Meta compensates news organisations for curating their articles for their platform Meta has revealed its plan to discontinue the dedicated news tab on Facebook in certain European countries, starting in early …

Meta's Canada news ban fails to dent Facebook usage
1 year, 3 months ago

Meta's Canada news ban fails to dent Facebook usage

The Hindu  

Meta's decision to block news links in Canada this month has had almost no impact on Canadians' usage of Facebook, data from independent tracking firms indicated on Tuesday, as the company faces scorching criticism from the Canadian government over the move. Daily active users of Facebook and time spent on the app in Canada have stayed roughly unchanged since parent …

Meta faces backlash over Canada news block as wildfires rage
1 year, 3 months ago

Meta faces backlash over Canada news block as wildfires rage

The Hindu  

Meta is being accused of endangering lives by blocking news links in Canada at a crucial moment, when thousands have fled their homes and are desperate for wildfire updates that once would have been shared widely on Facebook. But Meta has said the bill is flawed and insisted that news outlets share content on its Facebook and Instagram platforms to …

Canada PM Justin Trudeau slams Facebook for blocking Canada wildfire news
1 year, 4 months ago

Canada PM Justin Trudeau slams Facebook for blocking Canada wildfire news

The Hindu  

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday accused Facebook of putting profits over people’s safety during the emergencies created by Canada’s record wildfire season. “Right now, in an emergency situation where up to date local information is more important than ever, Facebook is putting corporate profits ahead of people's safety,” Trudeau said at a news conference in Cornwall on Prince …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slams Facebook for blocking Canada wildfire news
1 year, 4 months ago

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slams Facebook for blocking Canada wildfire news

LA Times  

The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris on June 14. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Facebook on Monday of putting profits over people’s safety during the emergencies created by Canada’s record wildfire season. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced earlier this summer it would keep its promise to block news content from …

Canada demands Meta lift ban on news to allow fires info to be shared
1 year, 4 months ago

Canada demands Meta lift ban on news to allow fires info to be shared

The Hindu  

A Canadian government minister on Friday demanded that Meta lift a ban on domestic news from its platforms to allow people to share information about wildfires in the west of the country. Meta started blocking news on its Facebook and Instagram platforms for all users in Canada this month in response to a new law requiring internet giants to pay …

Why did Meta block Canada’s access to news reports?
1 year, 4 months ago

Why did Meta block Canada’s access to news reports?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On August 1, Meta announced that it will block users in Canada from posting and accessing news reports on its Facebook and Instagram platforms. This is after Canada’s Online News Act came into effect on July 22, stipulating that large digital players such as Meta and Google should pay news publishers for content that is made …

Facebook owner Meta carries out threat to block news in Canada. Google plans to do the same
1 year, 4 months ago

Facebook owner Meta carries out threat to block news in Canada. Google plans to do the same

Associated Press  

MENLO PARK, California — Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta is keeping its promise to block news content in Canada on its platforms in response to a new law that requires tech giants to pay publishers for linking to or otherwise repurposing their content online. The social media company said the Online News Act “is based on the incorrect premise …

Today’s Cache | AI could soon detect breast cancer in scans; Meta to ask EU users’ consent for targeted advertising; Meta starts news block in Canada
1 year, 4 months ago

Today’s Cache | AI could soon detect breast cancer in scans; Meta to ask EU users’ consent for targeted advertising; Meta starts news block in Canada

The Hindu  

AI could soon detect breast cancer in scans The results of a new Swedish study have suggested that AI technology could be used to lighten or even halve the workload of radiologists who work in twos to read breast scans for signs of cancer. Meta to ask EU users’ consent for targeted advertising Meta said it will ask its EU-based …

Meta starts blocking news in Canada
1 year, 4 months ago

Meta starts blocking news in Canada

The Hindu  

Meta on Tuesday started blocking Canadians' access to news on Facebook and Instagram in response to a new law requiring digital giants to pay publishers for such content. Google, another critic of the Online News Act, has said it is considering a similar move, among an ongoing global debate as more governments try to make tech firms pay for news …

Canadian companies halt ads on Facebook, Instagram after Meta blocks news access
1 year, 5 months ago

Canadian companies halt ads on Facebook, Instagram after Meta blocks news access

The Hindu  

Several Canadian companies and government agencies have stopped advertising on Facebook and Instagram after Meta Platforms decided to stop news access on the apps over a law that requires payments to local news publishers. We hope to work together to ensure that all parties can do what the Online News Act allows for, to bargain fairly, level the playing field …

Canada to stop ads on Facebook, but sees path to settle dispute
1 year, 5 months ago

Canada to stop ads on Facebook, but sees path to settle dispute

The Hindu  

The Canadian government will stop spending some C$10 million per year on Facebook and Instagram ads amid a dispute over a new law on paying online news publishers that the Meta-owned platforms have opposed, Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said on Wednesday. The government still sees a path forward in resolving the quarrel that has led to Meta and Alphabet's Google …

Canada’s government to stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram after Meta says it will block news
1 year, 5 months ago

Canada’s government to stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram after Meta says it will block news

Associated Press  

OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada’s government said Wednesday it would stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram, in response to Meta’s decision to block access to news content on their social platforms as part of a temporary test. Meta promised at the time to block Canadian news content on its Facebook and Instagram platforms to address Canada’s recently passed Online News Act. …

Column: California and Canada absolutely must call Google’s and Facebook’s bluff on news
1 year, 5 months ago

Column: California and Canada absolutely must call Google’s and Facebook’s bluff on news

LA Times  

“Our customers are smart enough to know that you don’t get something for nothing,” media baron Rupert Murdoch said in support of tech platforms paying news outlets for the stories their users consume. The Australian bill, for example, compels the tech giants to negotiate with news outlets to determine a fair rate for hosting their work; in a somewhat unusual …

Google to block local news in Canada in response to media law
1 year, 5 months ago

Google to block local news in Canada in response to media law

The Hindu  

Google on Thursday became the latest Silicon Valley giant to block Canadian users from seeing local news on its platform after Ottawa passed a bill requiring tech companies to pay for such content. The Online News Act became law last week, aiming to support a struggling Canadian news sector that has seen hundreds of publications close in the last decade. …

Google set to remove news links in Canada over online news law
1 year, 5 months ago

Google set to remove news links in Canada over online news law

Associated Press  

OTTAWA, Ontario — Google said Thursday it will remove links to Canadian news on its platforms across Canada over a new law that will require digital giants to compensate media outlets for content they share or otherwise repurpose. The tech giant said it will remove Canadian news links from Google News — a personalized aggregator service available by web or …

Facebook ending news sharing in Canada: Why an attempt to save journalism will make things worse.
1 year, 5 months ago

Facebook ending news sharing in Canada: Why an attempt to save journalism will make things worse.

Slate  

On June 22, the Canadian Parliament passed Bill C-18, also known as the Online News Act. The new law, according to a government news release, “will require the largest digital platforms”—in effect, calling out Facebook, Instagram, and Google without naming them—“to bargain fairly with Canadian news businesses for the use of their news content.” The intent here is to even …

Google says it will start blocking Canadian news stories in response to new law
1 year, 5 months ago

Google says it will start blocking Canadian news stories in response to new law

NPR  

Google says it will start blocking Canadian news stories in response to new law Enlarge this image toggle caption LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images Googles said on Thursday that it will block all links to Canadian news articles for people using its search engine and other services in the country in response to a new …

Canada Justin Trudeau Online News Act Google Meta Alphabet Facebook Bullying Tactics Suppress
1 year, 6 months ago

Canada Justin Trudeau Online News Act Google Meta Alphabet Facebook Bullying Tactics Suppress

ABP News  

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms of employing "bullying tactics" in response to Canadian efforts to secure financial support for news publishers. The proposed legislation aims to compel internet giants such as Google and Meta's Facebook to negotiate commercial agreements and compensate publishers for their content. Google and Facebook argue that the provisions outlined in …

Google, Meta using 'bullying tactics' against Canada's news bill: PM Trudeau
1 year, 6 months ago

Google, Meta using 'bullying tactics' against Canada's news bill: PM Trudeau

Hindustan Times  

Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms are using "bullying tactics" against a Canadian push aimed at ensuring financial support for news publishers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday. The proposed legislation is designed to compel internet giants like Google and Meta's Facebook to negotiate commercial deals and pay publishers for their content. "The fact that these internet giants would rather …

Meta To Test Limiting News On Facebook, Instagram In Canada: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Meta To Test Limiting News On Facebook, Instagram In Canada: Report

ABP News  

Meta Platforms has announced that it will conduct tests on its social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, in Canada, as reported by Reuters. This legislation aims to compel platforms like Meta and Google's parent company, Alphabet, to engage in negotiations for commercial agreements and compensate Canadian news publishers for their content. It is worth noting that Google had previously implemented …

Meta tests blocking news content on Instagram, Facebook for some Canadians
1 year, 6 months ago

Meta tests blocking news content on Instagram, Facebook for some Canadians

Associated Press  

OTTAWA, Ontario — Meta is temporarily blocking some Canadian users from accessing news content on Facebook and Instagram as part of a temporary test that is expected to last through the end of June, the tech giant said Thursday. Meta also said it is prepared to permanently block news content on Facebook and Instagram for Canadians if the bill passes. …

Google, Meta executives push back against Canada online news bill
1 year, 7 months ago

Google, Meta executives push back against Canada online news bill

The Hindu  

Google and Meta would withdraw access to news articles in Canada if legislation compelling internet companies to pay news publishers is passed, company executives told Canadian lawmakers on Wednesday. Canada's proposed legislation would force platforms like Google parent Alphabet Inc. and Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. to negotiate commercial deals and pay Canadian news publishers for their content, part of …

Explained | What is Canada’s Online News Act and how it impacts social media users
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | What is Canada’s Online News Act and how it impacts social media users

The Hindu  

The story so far: On March 11, Facebook-owner Meta reiterated its stance against Canada’s proposed Online News Act. Introduced in April 2022, Canada’s ‘Online News Act,’ also known as the House of Commons bill C-18, aims to make Big Tech companies like Google and Meta compensate local news publishers for making the latter’s content available for users on its platforms. …

What is the Online News Act that will force Meta & Google to end news access for Canadian users
1 year, 9 months ago

What is the Online News Act that will force Meta & Google to end news access for Canadian users

Firstpost  

Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms Inc said on Saturday that if the Canada’s Online News Act is passed as it is in its current state, the company will no longer allow news content to Canadians on any of its platforms. The “Online News Act,” or House of Commons bill C-18, presented in April last year outlined regulations that would require …

Google tests blocking news content for some Canadians
1 year, 10 months ago

Google tests blocking news content for some Canadians

The Hindu  

Alphabet Inc.'s Google is rolling out tests that block access to news content for some Canadian users, the company confirmed on Wednesday, in what it says is a test run of a potential response to the government's online news bill. The "Online News Act," or House of Commons bill C-18, introduced in April by Justin Trudeau's Liberal government, laid out …

Google tests blocking news content for some Canadians
1 year, 10 months ago

Google tests blocking news content for some Canadians

Associated Press  

OTTAWA, Ontario — Google is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content in what the company said Wednesday is a test run of a potential response to a Canadian government’s online news bill. Bill C-18, the Online News Act, would require digital giants such as Google and Meta, which owns Facebook, to negotiate deals that would compensate Canadian media …

Facebook parent Meta threatens to remove news from platform
2 years ago

Facebook parent Meta threatens to remove news from platform

The Hindu  

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. said Tuesday it will be “forced to consider” removing news content from its platform if Congress passes legislation requiring tech companies to pay news outlets for their material. Meta said it would rather pull news from its platforms than “submit to government-mandated negotiations that unfairly disregard the value we provide to news outlets.” The value, …

Facebook parent Meta threatens to remove news from platform
2 years ago

Facebook parent Meta threatens to remove news from platform

Associated Press  

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. said Tuesday it will be “forced to consider” removing news content from its platform if Congress passes legislation requiring tech companies to pay news outlets for their material. Meta said it would rather pull news from its platforms than “submit to government-mandated negotiations that unfairly disregard the value we provide to news outlets.” The value, …

Meta-backed Facebook threatens to ban news on their platforms if the US Congress passes a new journalism bill
2 years ago

Meta-backed Facebook threatens to ban news on their platforms if the US Congress passes a new journalism bill

Firstpost  

Meta argues that publishers and broadcasters who put their content on platforms like Facebook or Twitter do so for better reach and to earn revenue, which benefits publishers and broadcasters, not distributors like Facebook or Twitter. Andy Stone, Meta’s head of policy communications, said on Twitter that Facebook will “be forced to consider removing news” from Facebook if a new …

Facebook owner Meta may remove news from platform if U.S. Congress passes media bill
2 years ago

Facebook owner Meta may remove news from platform if U.S. Congress passes media bill

The Hindu  

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. on Monday threatened to remove news from its platform if the U.S. Congress passes a proposal aimed at making it easier for news organisations to negotiate collectively with companies like Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Facebook. Sources briefed on the matter said lawmakers are considering adding the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act to a must-pass annual …

Explained | Why is Facebook threatening to block news in Canada
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained | Why is Facebook threatening to block news in Canada

The Hindu  

The story so far: On October 21, Meta threatened to block news content from Facebook in Canada. The law can force social media platforms like Facebook and Google to pay news publishers for their content. The law lays down rules that mandate platforms like Meta’s Facebook and Alphabet’s Google to negotiate deals with news publications. Tech companies like Facebook profit …

Facebook Warns To Block News Content In Canada. Here's Why
2 years, 2 months ago

Facebook Warns To Block News Content In Canada. Here's Why

ABP News  

Facebook has warned that it may block news content on its platform in Canada, outlining concerns over the bill that would compel the company to pay news publishers. Canada's Online News Act which was introduced in April laid out rules for tech giants like Google and Facebook draw to negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers for their content. “We …

Russia To Restrict Facebook Access After Social Media Platform Fact-Checked State-Owned Media
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia To Restrict Facebook Access After Social Media Platform Fact-Checked State-Owned Media

News 18  

Russia has announced that it is limiting access to Facebook, after the Meta-owned social media giant refused to comply with the country’s order to stop fact-checking and content warning labels on its platforms amid Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. The Russian communications regulator said on Friday that Facebook had ignored demands to lift restrictions on four Russian media outlets on …

Australian Parliament Passes Media Bill That Forces Google, Facebook to News Outlets for Content
3 years, 9 months ago

Australian Parliament Passes Media Bill That Forces Google, Facebook to News Outlets for Content

News 18  

The Australian parliament on Thursday passed a new law designed to force Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook to pay media companies for content used on their platforms in reforms that could be replicated in other countries. Subsequent amendments to the bill included giving the government the discretion to release Facebook or Google from the arbitration process if they prove they …

Australian won't change planned content laws despite Facebook block
3 years, 10 months ago

Australian won't change planned content laws despite Facebook block

The Hindu  

Australia will not change proposed laws that would make Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook pay news outlets for content, a senior lawmaker said on Monday, despite vocal opposition from the BigTech firms. Facebook has strongly protested the laws and last week abruptly blocked all news content and several state government and emergency department accounts. While both Google and Facebook have …

Discussed Situation With Modi, Trudeau, Says Australia PM Amid Facebook Row
3 years, 10 months ago

Discussed Situation With Modi, Trudeau, Says Australia PM Amid Facebook Row

News 18  

Australia and Facebook held high-stakes talks Friday after the social media giant sparked global outrage by blacking out news for its Australian users, as Canberra insisted it wouldn’t back down on a new law that would force the tech firm to pay for journalistic content. He said his government’s world-first legislation to force Facebook and Google to pay Australian media …

Canada vows to be next country to go after Facebook to pay for news
3 years, 10 months ago

Canada vows to be next country to go after Facebook to pay for news

The Hindu  

Canada vowed on Thursday to make Facebook Inc pay for news content, seeking allies in the media battle with tech giants and pledging not to back down if the social media platform shuts off the country's news as it did in Australia. Facebook blocked all Australian news content on its service over proposed legislation requiring it and Alphabet Inc's Google …

Facebook blocks Australians from viewing, sharing news on the platform
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook blocks Australians from viewing, sharing news on the platform

Firstpost  

Australian publishers can continue to publish news content on Facebook, but links and posts can’t be viewed or shared by Australian audiences. Australian publishers can continue to publish news content on Facebook, but links and posts can’t be viewed or shared by Australian audiences, the US-based company said in a statement. Frydenberg said after weekend talks with Facebook CEO Mark …

Facebook blocks Australians from accessing news on platform
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook blocks Australians from accessing news on platform

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Facebook announced Thursday it has blocked Australians from viewing and sharing news on the platform because of proposed laws in the country to make digital giants pay for journalism. “The proposed law fundamentally misunderstands the relationship between our platform and publishers who use it to share news content,” Facebook regional managing director William Easton said. Frydenberg said …

Facebook blocks Australians from accessing news on platform
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook blocks Australians from accessing news on platform

The Hindu  

Facebook announced on February 18 that it has blocked Australians from viewing and sharing news on the platform because of proposed laws in the country to make digital giants pay for journalism. “The proposed law fundamentally misunderstands the relationship between our platform and publishers who use it to share news content,” Facebook regional managing director William Easton said. Frydenberg said …

Google and Facebook risk big fines under draft Australian news law
4 years ago

Google and Facebook risk big fines under draft Australian news law

The Hindu  

Google and Facebook would risk multimillion-dollar fines if they failed to comply with proposed legislation introduced into the Australian Parliament on Wednesday that would make the tech giants pay for journalism they display. Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg introduced the so-called News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code and revealed details of his plan for Australia to become the first …

Facebook may block news content from being shared on its platforms in Australia. Here’s why
4 years ago

Facebook may block news content from being shared on its platforms in Australia. Here’s why

Hindustan Times  

Australia is set to introduce a contentious bill into the parliament on Wednesday which could prompt Facebook to block news from being shared on its platforms Down Under. The government has come up with a new code after Australia’s competition regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, said in a report that tech giants like Google and Facebook are more …

Google and Facebook to Pay News Outlets for Content in Australia Due to a New Media Law
4 years ago

Google and Facebook to Pay News Outlets for Content in Australia Due to a New Media Law

News 18  

Australia finalised plans on Tuesday to make Facebook and Google pay its media outlets for news content, a world-first move aimed at protecting independent journalism that has been strongly opposed by the internet giants. “Our legislation will help ensure that the rules of the digital world mirror the rules of the physical world…and ultimately sustain our media landscape.” The law …

Australia to make Facebook, Google pay news outlets for content
4 years ago

Australia to make Facebook, Google pay news outlets for content

The Hindu  

Australia locked in plans on Tuesday to make Facebook Inc and Google pay its media outlets for news content, a world-first move aimed at protecting independent journalism that has drawn strong opposition from the internet giants. Asked about earlier Facebook threats to block news content from its Australian website and Google's threat to block its main search engine in Australia, …

Facebook to block news on Australian sites after new law, riling lawmakers
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook to block news on Australian sites after new law, riling lawmakers

The Hindu  

Facebook Inc on Tuesday said it would stop Australians sharing news content on its platforms if a proposal to make it pay local media outlets for their content becomes law, escalating tension with the Australian government. “Assuming this draft code becomes law, we will reluctantly stop allowing publishers and people in Australia from sharing local and international news on Facebook …

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