👉Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of Facebook, has announced that it will no longer make news content available to Canadian users on its platforms if the country's proposed Online News Act is passed in its current form. The bill, known as House of Commons bill C-18, aims to mandate platforms such as Google and Meta to negotiate commercial deals with news publishers and pay them for their content. This announcement from Meta comes after Google recently began testing limited news censorship in response to the bill. The Canadian news media industry has requested more regulation of tech companies to enable them to recover the financial losses they have suffered as tech giants such as Google and Meta have gained a more significant market share of advertising. The Department of Canadian Heritage has not yet responded to requests for comment on Meta's decision to restrict news access in the country.✅ . . #Meta #OnlineNewsAct #CanadianNewsAccess #DigitalNewsBan #SocialMediaRegulations #FreedomOfPress #OnlineCensorship #TechGiantLobbying #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews