{"id":3590,"date":"2023-06-27T03:30:49","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T22:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=3590"},"modified":"2023-06-27T03:30:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T22:00:49","slug":"why-are-facebook-and-instagram-ending-news-access-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=3590","title":{"rendered":"Why Are Facebook and Instagram Ending News Access in Canada?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_headline\">\n<p class=\"jsx-1647035624\">Last Updated: <span style=\"color:#808080;text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\">June 27, 2023, 03:30 IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_headline\">\n<p class=\"jsx-1647035624\"><span id=\"location_info\">United States of America (USA)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;background:#f3f3f3;padding:0 15px 10px 10px;border-bottom:5px solid #e1261c\">\n<div style=\"width:510px;padding-top:10px;position:relative;height:350px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_bimg\">\n<figure style=\"line-height:0;width:510px;height:340px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The logo of Meta Platforms is seen in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022. 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(Reuters File Photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width:359px;padding-top:10px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_bnow_box\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" 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of the online advertising market\">Canada drafted new rules after legacy media companies complained about internet companies elbowing news businesses out of the online advertising market<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=3590\/#WHY_ARE_TECHNOLOGY_COMPANIES_AGAINST_THE_LAW\" title=\"WHY ARE TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES AGAINST THE LAW?\">WHY ARE TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES AGAINST THE LAW?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=3590\/#WHAT_HAPPENED_WHEN_SIMILAR_RULES_WERE_PASSED_IN_AUSTRALIA\" title=\"WHAT HAPPENED WHEN SIMILAR RULES WERE PASSED IN AUSTRALIA?\">WHAT HAPPENED WHEN SIMILAR RULES WERE PASSED IN AUSTRALIA?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=3590\/#WHAT_COULD_THE_GLOBAL_IMPACT_BE\" title=\"WHAT COULD THE GLOBAL IMPACT BE?\">WHAT COULD THE GLOBAL IMPACT BE?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"min-height:24px;font-size:14px;line-height:24px;color:#3f3f3f;font-weight:400\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Canada_drafted_new_rules_after_legacy_media_companies_complained_about_internet_companies_elbowing_news_businesses_out_of_the_online_advertising_market\"><\/span>Canada drafted new rules after legacy media companies complained about internet companies elbowing news businesses out of the online advertising market<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article_ContentWrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624\">\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Meta Platforms plans to cut off access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada once a new law requiring internet giants to pay news publishers takes effect, arguing news has no economic value to the company and that its users do not use the platform for news.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">Canada drafted new rules after legacy media companies complained about internet companies elbowing news businesses out of the online advertising market.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WHY_ARE_TECHNOLOGY_COMPANIES_AGAINST_THE_LAW\"><\/span>WHY ARE TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES AGAINST THE LAW?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">The Canadian parliament passed \u201dBill C-18\u201d into law, requiring internet giants to pay news publishers.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">The Online News Act forces platforms like Facebook and Alphabet\u2019s Google to negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers for their content.<\/p>\n<p><nonfly class=\"article_mad\" adunit=\"NW18_ENG_Desktop\/NW18_ENG_Tech\/NW18_ENG_Tech_AS\/NW18_ENG_TECH_AS_ROS_MID_728\" slotid=\"nw18-dynamic-div-8181223_4_16\" id=\"new_ad_5\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">Both Meta and Google had warned they would withdraw access to news articles on their platforms in Canada if the legislation is passed into law without amendments. Facebook says links to news articles make up less than 3% of the content on its users\u2019 feed, and that journalists benefit from posting their work on the social media platform.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">Google has argued Canada\u2019s law is broader than those enacted in Australia and Europe, and puts a price on news story links displayed in search results and can apply to outlets that do not produce news.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">Google proposed that the bill be revised to make the displaying of news content, rather than links, as the basis for payment and to specify that only businesses that produce news and adhere to journalistic standards are eligible to receive payments.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WHAT_HAPPENED_WHEN_SIMILAR_RULES_WERE_PASSED_IN_AUSTRALIA\"><\/span>WHAT HAPPENED WHEN SIMILAR RULES WERE PASSED IN AUSTRALIA?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">Google and Facebook had also threatened to curtail their services after Australia became the first nation to enact similar laws in 2021. Eventually both struck deals with Australian media companies after amendments were made to the legislation.<\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">During the fight, Facebook blacked out Australian news pages and only restored them once the government granted concessions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\">Yet in the year following the law taking effect, Meta and Google have paid some A$200 million ($134 million) annually to Australian news outlets, according to a report from the former chair of Australia\u2019s competition regulator.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WHAT_COULD_THE_GLOBAL_IMPACT_BE\"><\/span>WHAT COULD THE GLOBAL IMPACT BE?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"13\" class=\"story_para_13\">Lawmakers are pushing for similar rules in Meta\u2019s home state of California and in the U.S. Congress. Meta says it makes 40% of its revenue, which was $117 billion last year, in the U.S. and lists Australia and Canada among its most significant markets. If Meta fails to secure exemptions or get the rules changed in Canada, the tech giant may face a similar fate in the United States.<\/p>\n<p><videocarousel\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"14\" class=\"story_para_14\">In 2022, U.S. lawmakers released a revised version of a bill aimed at making it easier for news organizations to negotiate collectively with platforms like Google and Facebook.<\/p>\n<p id=\"15\" class=\"story_para_15\">The New Zealand government said in 2022 it would introduce a law requiring big online digital companies to pay New Zealand media companies for the local news content that appears on their feeds.<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"disclaimer-content\">(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/i> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/why-are-facebook-and-instagram-ending-news-access-in-canada-8181223.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Last Updated: June 27, 2023, 03:30 IST United States of America (USA) The logo of Meta Platforms is seen in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022. 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