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Instagram begins blocking Canadian news

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has begun blocking access to posts from Canadian news organizations on their respective Instagram accounts. This action follows Meta’s earlier announcement to block news links on Facebook, and Google’s decision to remove links to Canadian news sites from Google News and Google Discovery.

The motive behind these actions from both tech giants is in response to a federal bill that mandates the largest social media platforms to compensate news organizations for the news content shared on their platforms. While specific timelines were not provided by Meta and Google for when the blocking would commence, some Instagram users in Canada started noticing the bans on Friday.

These bans coincide with the passing of the Online News Act, also known as Bill C-18, proposed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. This act, which became law last month, requires social media giants to provide compensation to Canadian media companies for the sharing of their news content online.

You can read more on the matter here.

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