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Canadian government suspends advertising on Facebook, Instagram
BY Connect News, Jul 5, 2023 6:44 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
The government said that the talks with Google are going in the right direction and an agreement is expected to be reached soon, so there is no plan to suspend government ads for these platforms. (Photo: The Canadian Press)
The Canadian government has given a severe blow to Meta which is opposing the Online News Act.
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said the federal government is going to suspend all its ads on Facebook and Instagram.
The Trudeau government minister said that Meta's threat to block Canadian news on its platforms in defiance of the Online News Act was irresponsible and unacceptable.
He said that the government wants the two platforms to negotiate and pay Canadian media instead of local news while working on the regulatory process.
The government said that the talks with Google are going in the right direction and an agreement is expected to be reached soon, so there is no plan to suspend government ads for these platforms.
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