Month: June 2024

halifax, nova scotia — More than six months into a battle of wills between Facebook and the Canadian government, the biggest losers so far appear to be small local news outlets in Canada. That was not the goal when the government introduced its Online News Act last year, requiring large social media companies to compensate Canadian news organizations for their original content that is posted and shared on the digital giants’ platforms. Google eventually reached a deal in November, under which it contributes $73.6 million a year to be distributed among Canadian news publishers. But Facebook’s parent company, Meta, responded by… read more Facebook News Ban in Canada Leaves Small Outlets Struggling