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Meta May End Facebook, Instagram News Content in Canada

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The Facebook page for BBC News on a smartphone in Sydney after Meta started restricting the sharing of news on its services in Australia in 2021.

The Facebook page for BBC News on a smartphone in Sydney after Meta started restricting the sharing of news on its services in Australia in 2021.

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Meta Platforms Inc. said it would end news content on Facebook and Instagram in Canada if lawmakers pass legislation to force social-networking platforms to pay media publishers to feature their work. 

“We’ve taken the difficult decision that if this flawed legislation is passed, we will have to end the availability of news content on Facebook and Instagram in Canada,” Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs, said in a statement on Monday.