No Canadian Media/Government, Meta Did Not Start Blocking News in Response to Yellowknife Evacuations
A recent claim suggests that Meta began blocking news in response to the Yellowknife evacuations. The facts beg to differ.
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Shameful: Media, Government Politicizes Yellowknife Wildfire to Pressure Meta to Reverse News Link Decision
The media and the government have sunk to a whole new low as they take advantage of disaster to pressure Meta to reverse the news
After One Failed Boycott, FRIENDS Pushes 2nd Doomed to Fail Boycott of Meta
With the advertiser boycott an abysmal failure, FRIENDS is trying to get users to not go to Facebook. Good luck with that.
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Some Hiccups Are Appearing in Facebook’s News Link Blocking
While a lot of news sites got hit with the news link blocking on Facebook, some sites are seemingly erroneously getting captured.
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Vlog: Week 2 of the Facebook News Links Apocalypse: Still Alive!
In this 15th instalment of the vlog, I talk about Freezenet’s status on Facebook so far. I do note that the site isn’t out of
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International Reaction to Bill C-18: How Do We Avoid Being the Next Canada?
International attention to Bill C-18 is increasing. One question is on their mind: how do we avoid the failures of Bill C-18?
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Some Outlets Experiencing User Lockouts on Their Facebook Accounts
In what sounds like a technical issue, some users working news outlet Facebook accounts are getting locked out entirely.
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Accusations of Political Interference Fly After Industry Minister Says He “Supports” Complaint Against Meta
The Industry Minister, François-Philippe Champagne, is facing controversy after he said he “supports” the complaint against Meta.
RCMP Begin Shifting Their Messaging Focus to Social Media Following News Links Block
The RCMP is reconsidering their communication strategy after Meta began blocking news links in Canada. They’re moving online.
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News Links Blocking Appears to Have Begun on Facebook
For some users, Facebook has begun blocking news links in response to Bill C-18. It is being described as the news link apocalypse.
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