Most Canadians believe news should be free and media will fend financially
A new survey suggests that most Canadians feel news should be free and accessible for anyone, while also believing that media will find other ways to make money.
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Meta pulling the plug on Canadian news ‘within weeks’
Discovering news articles and videos on Facebook and Instagram will soon become a relic of the past, as the tech giant announced it is officially ending news availability in Canada.
Meta actively planning to block news on Facebook, Instagram from Canadian users
Rachel Curran, head of public policy for Meta Canada, said the company has put together a content-blocking team that is getting ready to end the availability of news on its social media platforms Facebook and Instagram should the Liberal government's online news bill pass.
Zuckerberg summoned to parliamentary committee over Meta's threat to block news
The decision comes a week after the company announced it would block news on its social-media platforms if the Liberal government's Online News Act passes in its current form.
Trust is in decline. What can news organizations do to help?
News leaders and industry experts grapple with the complex challenge of building trust.
Google pushes back against Liberal plan to require online platforms to pay for news
Google is raising "serious" concerns about a Liberal bill that seeks to require tech giants to pay media outlets in exchange for putting their news content online.
Facebook, Google and other digital companies must pay for news: Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez
Rodriguez is consulting opposition parties about bringing in a bill modelled on a law in Australia making tech giants pay for news content on their platforms.