Meta’s news ban is preventing Canadians from sharing vital information about the wildfires ripping through western Canada::Canadians are calling on Meta to lift its news ban so they can share news about the wildfires in the Northwest Territories and British Columbia.

    • @Terevos@lemm.ee
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      131 year ago

      In this case, it’s the Canadian government that is evil. Imagine them telling lemmy sites that they had to pay for news? It’s basically the same thing.

      It’s a complete destruction of the free and open internet. Canada doesn’t get to declare war on the internet and then cry because Meta responded exactly how they said they would respond.

    • @DoctorTYVM@lemmy.world
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      11 year ago

      Depending on tech companies to not be evil is always a losing strategy. Tax them harder and build a better alert system.