Meta begins process to end news access in Canada

Canada, 2/8:Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it has begun the process to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada.

 

 

The decision is a fallout of a legislation passed by Canadian parliament that would force platforms like Google parent Alphabet and Meta to negotiate commercial deals and pay Canadian news publishers for their content.

 

 

 

Such a legislation is also part of a broader global trend to make tech firms pay for news