In Canada, where news posting is banned on Facebook and Instagram, a large amount of 'fraudulent content disguised as news' is being posted
Meta, which operates Facebook and Instagram, has been
Meta Blocked News in Canada. Ads for Scams Are Taking Its Place - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-31/meta-blocked-news-in-canada-ads-for-scams-are-taking-its-place
Old News, New Reality: A Year of Meta's News Ban in Canada — Media Ecosystem Observatory
https://meo.ca/work/old-news-new-reality-a-year-of-metas-news-ban-in-canada
In Canada, the online communications bill ' BILL C-18 ' was passed in June 2023. This bill requires platforms such as Meta and Google to 'return revenue earned from publishing news to news organizations.' However, Meta has opposed the bill and banned news posting on Facebook and Instagram from August 2023.
Facebook and Instagram halt news distribution in Canada in response to bill that would require revenue sharing for news content - GIGAZINE
The ban on posting news in Canada applies not only to news organizations but also to general users, and when you try to post a news URL, you will see a message stating, 'In order to comply with Canadian law, news content cannot be shared.' In addition, previously posted news content is also unavailable. For example, if you open a news organization's account on Instagram, the content will not be displayed and you will see a notification that says, 'People in Canada cannot view this content.'
Scary times. I'm no longer able to see the @IndigiNewsMedia page or stories on @instagram . #BillC18 isn't even in full force yet, and Meta and Google have started the blocking process. My heart is broken b/c I worked really hard on two stories last week and there are folks who… pic.twitter.com/8WG0RLPH2x
— Anna Mary Mckenzie (@legally_cree) July 31, 2023
According to Bloomberg, an economic magazine, while sharing of news content is restricted in Canada, a large amount of 'fraudulent content disguised as news content' is being posted. The fraudulent content is said to be devised to attract users' interest, such as with false headlines such as 'Bank of Canada sues Pierre Poilièvre (leader of the Conservative Party of Canada)' or by using the faces of famous people. In addition, when you click on the URL attached to this fraudulent content, a screen similar to an existing news site is displayed, and when you scroll down, a message that leads you to an investment scam is displayed.
A survey conducted by the media research institute Media Ecosystem Observatory in 2023 found that 55% of Canadians use Facebook to watch news, and 37% use Instagram to watch news. Meanwhile, only 22% of Canadians knew that news sharing was banned on Meta platforms, and even if narrowed down to those who collect news on Meta platforms, only 49% knew of the ban. In response to the survey results, the Media Ecosystem Observatory argued that 'Canadians continue to use Facebook and Instagram to gather information on politics and current affairs, but they are becoming more biased and less fact-based than before. Many Canadians are unaware of the change, and there is no movement to change their information gathering destinations to other than Meta platforms.'
In addition, Google had also stopped posting news content in Canada, but in November 2023, it agreed to provide $100 million (about 15.6 billion yen) per year to news organizations and resumed posting news content.
Google agrees to pay $100 million a year to Canadian government to resume news distribution - GIGAZINE
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