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.

  • foggy@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Who knew that all it’d take was interest rates for tech companies to go full evil

    • Terevos@lemm.ee
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      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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      1 year ago

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