What's the big deal about the Facebook banning Canadian news?

[George Orwell 1984]

Why haven’t the liberals suspended political advertising on Facebook ? Oh right , it may cost a vote or a million votes. Funny how that works

[moarcowbell]

The answer to the issue is simple. Libs - repeal Bill C-18.

[George Orwell 1984]

justin messed with the bull and got the horn

[moarcowbell]

justin messed with the bull and got the horn

Lol, yet even after being gored, his inflated ego is still unable to admit it, and in turn tries to blame the whole thing on the very entity they tried to put the muscle on in the first place. Hypocritical buffoons.

[George Orwell 1984]

Here’s what Google and Alphabet have to say about C18 and juthtin - buh bye let us know when you are serious . Once again jt left with his pants pulled down on the playground .
https://blog.google/intl/en-ca/company- ... -products/

[SAILINGONE]

eby pleating with FB, hoping for more taxpayers cash from BF
"Birds of a feather flock together" eby stands by BF and is after the same disgusting goal of full state control, like his hero BF.

https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/442800 ... ire-crisis

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudea ... -1.6942458

[Babba_not_Gump]

Here’s what Google and Alphabet have to say about C18 and juthtin - buh bye let us know when you are serious . Once again jt left with his pants pulled down on the playground .
https://blog.google/intl/en-ca/company- ... -products/

I read it and I agree with what is said.
Maybe it needed to be published in French for Ottawa to understand it.

[Fancy]

I am connected to family and friends all over Canada and the world. We connect through Facebook. It’s great for us all to link up and share. We often post from our hometown news sites to share with each other. It’s very interesting. So if you don’t use Facebook it’s not an issue but if you use it as a main communication tool then it might..

I won't be boycotting the next couple of days - it's important to keep connected right now.

[Hurtlander]

I’m certainly glad that I grew up in a generation that learned how to get news from newspapers, TV, radio and the telephone long before social media was invented. I actually feel sorry for young dumb underwear-stains like Justin Trudeau and David Eby that don’t have those skills.

[Ken7]

I’m certainly glad that I grew up in a generation that learned how to get news from newspapers, TV, radio and the telephone long before social media was invented. I actually feel sorry for young dumb underwear-stains like Justin Trudeau and David Eby that don’t have those skills.

I grew up in the same era, in saying that. FB was a good source prior to the ban. There is always current news with friends and neighbors. It is almost as fast as telling a woman.

[featfan]

Facebook is killing Canadians like the unvaccinated did.

[mikest2]

Facebook is killing Canadians like the unvaccinated did.

Fact Check....Fail

The Covid virus may have killed Canadians, the unvaccinated did not.

[the truth]

Facebook is killing Canadians like the unvaccinated did.

more like the vaccinated did

[Catsumi]

Here’s what Google and Alphabet have to say about C18 and juthtin - buh bye let us know when you are serious . Once again jt left with his pants pulled down on the playground .
https://blog.google/intl/en-ca/company- ... -products/

It’s certainly worthwhile to have a quick read of the lengths these companies have gone to in attempts to get the silly Liberals to reach an agreement and to see reason. We all know that is about as fruitful as trying to get Trudeau to understand why the carbon tax is killing Canada.

Anyway, stand firm Google, Meta, etc. We sympathize with you in dealing with empty skulls.


Bold mine

We already pay to support Canadian journalism through our programs and partnerships - and we’ve been clear we’re prepared to do more.As part of our Google News Showcase program, we have negotiated agreements covering over 150 news publications across Canada. Last year alone, we linked to Canadian news publications more than 3.6 billion times — at no charge — helping publishers make money through ads and new subscriptions. This referral traffic from links has been valued at $250 million CAD annually. We’re willing to do more; we just can’t do it in a way that breaks the way that the web and search engines are designed to work, and that creates untenable product and financial uncertainty.

Ever since the Government introduced C-18 last year, we have shared our experiences in other countries and been clear that unworkable legislation could lead to changes that affect the availability of news on Google’s products in Canada.
We have successfully collaborated with Governments and news publishers around the world on the shared goal of strengthening the news industry, and we currently have thousands of mutually beneficial agreements with news publications around the world.

We tried to take this same approach with Bill C-18. We repeatedly offered constructive feedback and recommended solutions that would have made it more workable for both platforms and publishers, unlocking further financial support for Canadian journalism. We also endorsed the alternative model of an independent fund for Canadian journalism supported by both platforms and the Government, an approach that’s worked elsewhere. We appeared several times before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage and the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications and submitted detailed recommendations to both committees.
We advocated for reasonable and balanced amendments to the legislation for over a year. None of our suggestions for changes to C-18 were accepted.

Last week, just as the Bill was approaching final passage and Royal Assent, the Government agreed to discuss the possibility of addressing some of the most critical issues, which we welcomed. In that discussion, we asked for clarity on financial expectations platforms face for simply linking to news, as well as a specific, viable path towards exemption based on our programs to support news and our commercial agreements with publishers.

While we appreciate the Government’s acknowledgement that our concerns were reasonable and confirmation that the law will not apply until they adopt implementing regulations, they have not provided us with sufficient certainty that the regulatory process will be able to resolve structural issues with the legislation (such as forced payment for links and uncapped financial liability).

So glad they’re not bending over to the thuggery our govt is so well known for.

[GordonH]

The answer to the issue is simple. Libs - repeal Bill C-18.

Politicians absolutely hate to admit they screwed up, they would rather swallow broken glass.