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Meta begins process to end news access to Facebook, Instagram users in Canada

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Meta begins process to end news access to Facebook, Instagram users in Canada

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World News · 2 years ago

Meta begins process to end news access to Facebook, Instagram users in Canada | Globalnews.ca

Meta has begun the process to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for users in Canada in response to a legislation requiring internet giants to pay news publishers.

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So this only counts for actual news, right? The q fake news still gets to be there, right? That’s a lot to think about.

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