The federal government is suspending all of its advertising on both Facebook and Instagram in response to their parent company, Meta, saying it will block all Canadian news from the platforms later this year once Ottawa’s new Online News Act comes into effect.
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez made the announcement while speaking to reporters in Ottawa on July 5, saying that the government hopes its action will bring Meta back to the negotiating table.
The Online News Act, formerly known as Bill C-18, will require digital news intermediaries like Google and Meta to pay Canadian media outlets for any of their content that gets linked or shared on the platforms….