šŸ‘‰A study by the Media Ecosystem Observatory reveals the detrimental impact of Meta's news ban in Canada. Local news outlets, like Now Media Group in British Columbia, experienced significant audience and revenue losses, with 85% drop in Facebook engagement. National news outlets also suffered a 64% decline. While Meta remained unaffected, many news outlets ceased posting on Facebook entirely due to revenue loss. Some users resorted to sharing screenshots, depriving outlets of revenue. The ban, a response to the Online News Act, disrupted Canada's information ecosystem profoundly. Meanwhile, affected outlets like Now Media Group seek alternative strategies to regain audience and revenue.āœ… . š“šØš²šØš­šš & š‡šØš§ššš ššžš° ššš§š š”š¬šžš šÆšžš”š¢šœš„šžš¬ š…š«šžšž š ššš¬ šœššš«š š°š¢š­š” šžšÆšžš«š² š©š®š«šœš”ššš¬šž! šŒššš§šØš£ š‰šØš¬šžš©š” š€š¬š¬š¢š¬š­ššš§š­ š’ššš„šžš¬ šŒššš§ššš šžš« +šŸ (šŸ”šŸ’šŸ•) šŸ–šŸ—šŸ’-šŸŽšŸ•šŸ”šŸ š¦ššš§šØš£.š¦š®š¤š¤š®š§šššš§@šØš©šžš§š«šØšššš­šØš²šØš­šš.šœšš š°š°š°.š›š«ššš¦š©š­šØš§šžššš¬š­š­šØš²šØš­šš.šœšš šŸ šŒššš«š¢š­š¢š¦šž šŽš§š­ššš«š¢šØ šš„šÆš, šš«ššš¦š©š­šØš§, šŽš š‹šŸ”š¬ šŸŽš‚šŸ @mukkadan.joseph . . #MetaNewsBan #CanadianMedia #LocalNewsOutlets #ScreenshotsVsLinks #MediaDisruption #OnlineNewsAct #RevenueLoss #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews