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Bisnis.comJAKARTA – Induk Facebook, Meta decided to block access to news content for Facebook and Instagram users in Canada.

Launch Tech Crunch, Sunday (6/25/2023), kThe decision was made after the Canadian Senate approved the online news bill on Thursday (6/22/2023).

“We confirm that news availability will end on Facebook and Instagram for our users in Canada before the Online News Act [Bill C-18] applies,” Meta wrote in an announcement.

Business has repeatedly announced that in order to comply with Bill C-18, content from news organizations, including publishers and newscasters, will no longer be available to users accessing the platform in Canada.

The reason is that Meta strongly opposes the presence Online News Act since it was first submitted to the Senate in 2021.

In 2021, Meta even threatened to block news content in Canada unless the Senate amended the controversial bill.

Meta’s stance became even more serious when the company conducted a pilot trial to limit access to news for some of its social media users in Canada.

During this time, aThe Online News Act requires news and social media platforms such as Google and Facebook to negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers for their content.

After the approval of the Online News Act by the Senate, the Act will be sought for approval by the Governor General as the final stage of ratification.

Besides Facebook, Google has also expressed similar attitudes and actions. The tech giant has also blocked access to news content for some users in Canada.

“At every step, we have offered thoughtful and pragmatic solutions that will improve the bill [News Online Act] and pave the way for us to increase our already significant investment in the Canadian information ecosystem,” Google said in a statement.

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