Meta news ban begins on Facebook and Instagram in Canada

By Heather Hamilton

Published August 2, 2023 8:21pm ET

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Meta news ban begins on Facebook and Instagram in Canada — A Meta Portal Go is displayed during a preview of the Meta Store in Burlingame, California, on May 4, 2022. California revenues have been below expectations for four consecutive months. In California, the top 1% of earners pay about half of all state income taxes, making the state more vulnerable to a declining stock market. Facebook and Instagram's parent company posted its first revenue decline in history on Thursday, July 27, 2022, dragged down by a drop in ad spending as the economy falters.

Meta has begun the process of cutting off news availability to Canadians on Facebook and Instagram.

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