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• @dangillmor@mastodon.social Dan Gillmor on mastodon

  Good: Facebook/Instagram are standing up to Canada's cynical heist on behalf of media companies that persuaded lawmakers to institute a backdoor link tax. https://www.cbc.ca/...  Big Tech needs to be held accountable for many things, but destroying the open Internet is exactly th…

• @andymstone Andy Stone on x

  As we have long said, if Canada's flawed Online News Act were to pass, we'd be forced to end news availability on FB and IG in Canada. With the bill's passage, we are confirming news availability will be ended prior to the law taking effect. More here: https://about.fb.com/...

• @maxvonthun Max von Thun on x

  Whether or not payments for content are the right way to support the media, Meta's ability to unilaterally change how millions of people receive news, simply because of a law they dislike, is the perfect illustration of why monopoly power is ultimately a threat to democracy. http…

• @sarthakgh Sar Haribhakti on x

  This is the right move by Meta The economic transaction is traffic in exchange for enabling users to share links Canada, Australia & EU governments can make their own utopian social networks that pay outlets for the privilege of letting users share links https://www.washingtonpos…

• @gaberivera Gabe Rivera on x

  There are “companies should be forced pay to link to things” people and there are “companies should be forced to link to news even if they don't want to” people, and both groups are bad/wrong.

• @drjacobsrad David Jacobs on x

  How expendable is Canada to the tech giants of the world? Completely. It's far better to use Canada as a cautionary tale against government attempts to extort money from these corporations than it is to generate profits from us. #Cdnpoli #Meta https://nationalpost.com/...

• @pablorodriguez Pablo Rodriguez on x

  Facebook knows very well that they have no obligations under the act right now. Following Royal Assent of Bill #C18, the Government will engage in a regulatory and implementation process. If the Government can't stand up for Canadians against tech giants, who will? https://twitte…

• @pt Parker on x

  Countries deciding to ban sharing news on social is a weird development and it will be pretty interesting to see what the knock-on effects are as far as how news spreads and how informed the public is going forward. https://twitter.com/...

• @pablorodriguez Pablo Rodriguez on x

  The Online News Act is now law! #C18 #CdnPoli https://twitter.com/... [image]

• @benedictevans Benedict Evans on x

  Good. If you want an industry to be subsidised, argue for that. But do not tell unrelated companies to buy something at a price that has no connection to economic value, and then complain if they don't want to. And don't try to charge people for creating links. https://twitter.co…

• @alanfryermedia Alan Fryer on x

  “In less than two months, the government has reshaped the Internet in Canada with Bills C-11 and C-18 leading to streaming services that may block Canadian users and platforms that may block news sharing.” #cdnpoli https://www.michaelgeist.ca/ ...

• @matthewstoller Matt Stoller on x

  It's rather remarkable that one company can be like 'we're going to end sharing of news in Canada because feels.' Something something monopoly. https://www.cbc.ca/...

• @matthewstoller Matt Stoller on x

  Game on as Meta says it will now pull news sharing in Canada from its platforms. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @tomaxwell Thomas Maxwell on x

  Meta has already basically cut off all traffic to news sites anyway https://twitter.com/...

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  Some comments from @DCNorg and me in here. ps I also find it amusing when Google calls this law “unworkable” considering Google knows essentially the same is working just fine in Australia. https://twitter.com/... [image]

• @awudrick Aaron Wudrick on x

  You attacked them as thieves and when they said “okay we'll stop” you called them bullies! You're utterly incoherent. https://twitter.com/...

• @tleehumphrey Lee Humphrey on x

  Every time Team Trudeau says that they're standing up for CDN's, we get screwed. This is just the latest example! #cdnpoli https://twitter.com/...

• @mattgurney Matt Gurney on x

  As I was saying recently, what people need to understand about C-18 is that it isn't intended to save the media (unless you think putting it on life support moments before it would die is “saving"). The purpose is to be seen “doing something” against Big Tech. https://twitter.com…

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  You are 100% correct of course. Apologies on behalf of all the US tech media who mostly took the bait and gave Facebook another round of headlines even though it's the same hed pushed previously (and it worked with Australia, too). Their plan was very intentional - you're ready. …

• @senateca @senateca on x

  .@SenMarcGold's motion, in response to the message from the House of Commons relating to the Senate's amendments to Bill #C18, as amended, has been adopted: https://www.parl.ca/... #SenCA #CdnPoli [image]

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  Brilliant. Canada just passed its Online News Act (C-18) through Parliament while standing up to the bullying strategy which Facebook first deployed in Australia. Now on to royal assent. This will be a significant win for Canadian newsrooms despite the expected short-term games. …

• @hocchamber @hocchamber on x

  Royal Assent was granted to Bills #C22, #C9, #S8, #C224, #C242, #C18, #C47, #C51, #C54 and #C55 See the Journals for more info : https://www.ourcommons.ca/... #cdnpoli

• @thebluegem3 Lucy on x

  Oh no!! Just kidding. #NoOneCares https://twitter.com/...

• @rosierocks29 Tokyo Rosie on x

  Trudeau has always wanted to restrict Canadians' access to online news. With bill C18, big tech just did that for him without Trudeau looking like a tyrant doing it himself. Don't expect any pushback by the Feds. This is exactly what they wanted. https://www.cbc.ca/...

• @pablorodriguez Pablo Rodriguez on x

  Exciting news! (No pun intended) 😉 Next up, Royal Assent! Thank you to all Parliamentarians for their hard work on this important legislation. #C18 #CdnPoli https://twitter.com/...

• @davidreevely David Reevely on x

  I spent a considerable amount of time this afternoon confirming with a Meta spokesperson that this announcement means what it says: No news links for users in Canada, including foreign sources. https://about.fb.com/...

• @mgeist Michael Geist on x

  Seeing some suggest that somehow Facebook blocking news sharing due to Bill C-18 is a good thing. It's not. It will disproportionately hurt smaller and independent media outlets and leave the field to poorer quality sources. Worst of all: it was totally predictable and avoidable.

• @senatorhousakos Senator Leo Housakos on x

  Justin Trudeau wants to control the news media in Canada. That's what Bill #C18 is really about. It won't save one single journalist's job but will put more $ in exec pockets and will further erode Canadians' trust in traditional news media. WATCH: https://senparlvu.parl.gc.ca/ .…

• @watcherafar @watcherafar on x

  Laurentian Liberal arrogance. This the same kind of arrogance that thought David Johnston could legitimately determine if an inquiry into foreign interference was necessary. Get your VPNs ready, folks. https://twitter.com/...

• @mgeist Michael Geist on x

  And there it is: Meta confirms that Facebook and Meta will be blocking news in Canada in response to Bill C-18. @pablorodriguez betting it was just a bluff was an epic miscalculation that will cost Canadian media millions of dollars. https://about.fb.com/...

• @mgeist Michael Geist on x

  Months of Meta consistently stating it would exit news in Canada due to Bill C-18. Yet @pablorodriguez still thought it was a bluff and has no Plan B. Now scrambling to see if Google might not block. Everyone loses with this disastrous legislation. https://about.fb.com/... [image…

• @mgeist Michael Geist on x

  Hard to overstate harm created by the government as it reshapes the Internet in Canada with Bills C-11 and C-18. The consequences were obvious: streaming services considering blocking Canadian consumers, platforms blocking Canadian news sharing. A made-in-Canada miscalculation.

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  Congratulations. Brilliant work, including handling the bullying and misleading points from the duopoly including as recently as today. This will create even more energy and lessons for similar efforts elsewhere. Grateful. https://twitter.com/...

• @glenngabe Glenn Gabe on x

  And regarding Google: “Google said Thursday it is hoping to avoid pulling news from users in Canada. Spokesperson Shay Purdy said Thursday the company is doing everything we can to avoid an outcome that no-one wants.” https://nationalpost.com/... [image]

• r/canada r on reddit

  Made-in-Canada Internet Takes Shape with Risks of Blocked Streaming Services and News Sharing as Bill C-18 Receives Royal Assent

• r/Conservative r on reddit

  Meta says it's blocking news on Facebook, Instagram after government passes online news bill.  With Bill C-18 on the verge of becoming law …

• r/Canada_sub r on reddit

  Canadians will no longer have access to news content on Facebook and Instagram, Meta says

• r/CanadianConservative r on reddit

  Canadians will no longer have access to news content on Facebook and Instagram, Meta says

• r/halifax r on reddit

  Meta confirms it will block news on Facebook, Instagram as Senate passes Bill C-18

• r/onguardforthee r on reddit

  Canadians will no longer have access to news content on Facebook and Instagram, Meta says |  CBC News

• r/CanadaPolitics r on reddit

  Facebook confirms that all news sharing in Canada will end due to passage of Bill C-18