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Feds demand Meta to lift ban from wildfires news
BY Connect News, Aug 18, 2023 8:20 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
Meta began blocking news on its Facebook and Instagram platforms for all users in Canada this month.(Photo: The Canadian Press)
Meta began blocking news on its Facebook and Instagram platforms for all users in Canada this month.(Photo: The Canadian Press)
A Canadian government minister on Friday demanded that Meta remove a ban on domestic news from its platform so that the country's people can get information about wildfires in the West.
Meta began blocking news on its Facebook and Instagram platforms for all users in Canada this month.
Transport Minister Pablo Rodríguez said that what Meta is doing now is completely unacceptable, and that it is very wrong not to get such information to the public.
They demanded that Meta withdraw the decision.
A Meta spokesperson, on the other hand, said the company has activated a "Safety Check" feature on Facebook that allows users to spread the word that they are safe in the event of a natural disaster or crisis.
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