Facebook and Instagram to pull out of Canada

[Geffers]

The internet is slowly being throttled, not by Russia, China or Iran but by certain Western restrictions now being imposed.

New Canadian rules over payments suggest Facebook and Instagram may pull out of Canada.

Facebook and Instagram to pull news from Canadian platforms

Facebook and Instagram's parent company Meta says it will end access to news on its platforms in Canada because of a new law requiring internet giants to pay publishers.

www.abc.net.au

Guessing at the moment VPN may still be able to overcome geographical locations.

Geffers

 

[Retro]

That's a ridiculous law. They're giving exposure to those news sites and raising their profile. Just imagine if a small site like this one had to pay to link to news articles.