The government released some draft regulations for the Online News Act. In it, they effectively raised the cost to host them.
Canadian Government Raises the Cost of News Links for Platforms Read More »
It may be easy to assume that absolutely anything related to news got impacted on Facebook. There is still some news, however.
Not Everyone Got Affected by the News Link Block on Facebook Read More »
The dropping of news links on Facebook has certainly been noticeable, but do users miss the news? Maybe not.
Do Regular Users Miss the Presence of News On Facebook? Maybe Not Read More »
Bill C-18 supporters snapped up another loss again. Traffic on Facebook has remained unchanged following the news link block.
Traffic Remains Unchanged on Facebook After Meta News Link Block Read More »
Heritage Minister, Pascale St-Onge went on a media tour to talk about the Online News Act. Her knowledge of it seems to be rather sketchy.
Heritage Minister, Pascale St-Onge, Doesn’t Seem to Understand How Bill C-18 Works Read More »
Canadian’s are hearing a lot about how lack of emergency information is all Meta’s fault. What you don’t see as much? The connectivity issues.
Lost in the Bill C-18 Debates: Connectivity Issues in Wildfire Zones Read More »
The attempted boycott by lobbyist group, FRIENDS, appears to have failed. Meta is continuing unimpeded.
The large media companies were hoping for a quick favourable resolution to the issues of Bill C-18. The CRTC isn’t giving it to them.
CRTC Sets Mandatory Bargaining for Bill C-18 to Late 2024 – 2025 Read More »
Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau complained that Meta is continuing news link blocking. This as he can’t stop shovelling advertising dollars towards them.
The Canadian government is doubling down on politicizing the wildfires, but claims that changes to the law can happen are greatly exaggerated.
Government Continues to Politicize the Wildfires, but Changes to the Law Not Happening Read More »
