👉Meta's news ban, implemented on August 1, is hindering Canadians from sharing crucial information as wildfires rage through western Canada. Residents report difficulties in sharing news about wildfires in Northwest Territories and British Columbia. Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge criticized Meta's ban, labeling it "reckless" and urging its immediate removal. With over 200 active wildfires in Northwest Territories and a state of emergency declared in British Columbia, residents are resorting to sharing partial screenshots and copied news articles to keep each other informed.✅ . 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞, 𝐎𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨'𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭. 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥: +𝟏 (𝟒𝟑𝟕) 𝟗𝟖𝟐-𝟎𝟖𝟎𝟒 @neena.robin . . #MetaNewsBan #Wildfires #CanadaEmergency #SocialMediaBan #MetaBan #CanadianNews #WildfireUpdates #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanew

👉Following the company's refusal to pay its fair share to online news organizations, Canada decided not to continue paying Meta for advertising funds. Bloomberg reports that this is the most recent escalation in the conflict between the government and tech giants that must negotiate commercial deals with local publishers. "They benefit from the fact that there is currently nothing forcing them to contribute to our Canadian news system," said Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez in his opening remarks in Ottawa. The current situation is not working. All that is desired by Canadians and by us is for these platforms to contribute in full.✅ . . #FairShare #OnlineNews #TechGiants #DigitalAdvertising #CanadianNews #Negotiations #ContributionNeeded #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews

👉Google will remove Canadian news content from its search, news, and discover products as the government's Bill C-18 Online News Act, which requires online platforms to pay news publishers, takes effect. Google cited the "unworkable" nature of the law as the reason for the decision. The move will also lead to the discontinuation of Google News Showcase in Canada. The contentious legislation has faced criticism from tech giants like Meta and Google, who argue against the imposition of a link tax.✅ . . #Google #CanadianNews #BillC18 #OnlineNewsAct #NewsPublishers #LinkTax #GoogleNewsShowcase #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews

👉Facebook-parent Meta has warned Canadian News Sites may get blocked over the country’s proposed Online News Act. The act, which would obligate Meta to pay news outlets for their content, has been described by the company as incorrectly presuming it “unfairly benefits from its relationship with publishers”. Meta has previously banned news from being shared in Australia over a similar law, only to reverse its decision after the legislation was amended and now Canada faces a similar situation.✅ . . #meta #facebook #canadiannewssites #Canadiannews #Canadainewssites #newswebsitescanada #canadanewswebsites #facebookcanada #Canadanews #dailynewscanada #candadianmallu #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews