Arrr, scallywags! Facebook and Instagram be blockin' news in Canada, thanks to Bill C-18. Walk the plank, ye scurvy algorithms!
2023-06-23
Avast ye mateys! Meta be pullin' its news from Facebook and Instagram for ye Canadians afore the newfangled Online News Act, or Bill C-18, takes hold. Looks like ye'll be needin' a spyglass to find yer news from now on! Arrrr!
Avast, ye scurvy dogs! Listen up, for I have news that'll make ye want to hoist the Jolly Roger and set sail. Meta, the mighty behemoth that owns Facebook and Instagram, has declared that it shall be withdrawing news from its platforms for all the landlubbers in Canada.Aye, ye heard me right. The reason for this be the newly-passed Online News Act, or Bill C-18, that the Canadian government has set in place. It be a law that'll make sure that all ye news-hounds out there get fair and balanced news, without any bias or influence from big corporations or foreign entities.
Now, Meta ain't too happy about this. They reckon that this law be a threat to their business, and they ain't about to let no government tell 'em what to do. So, they be cutting off the supply of news to their Canadian users before the law kicks in. It be a bold move, to be sure.
But what be the implications of this, ye ask? Well, for one, it means that ye won't be able to get your daily dose of news from Facebook or Instagram if ye be living in Canada. And that, my friends, be a tragedy of epic proportions.
So, let us raise a glass of grog to Meta, for taking a stand against the powers that be. And let us mourn the loss of news on social media for our Canadian brethren. May ye find other ways to satisfy your thirst for knowledge, me hearties!