In response to the Online News Act, Instagram restricts the sharing and viewing of news links and all posts from news outlet accounts in Canada.
If you are in Canada, this means:
You can no longer share or view news links on Instagram from stories or profile bios, including news links from any news outlet accounts.
You can no longer see content from any news outlet accounts, even if you search for them or follow them.
How we identify news outlets:
Meta’s review team identifies news outlets based on legislative definitions.
News outlets include organizations whose primary purpose is to produce news content, in any format (including an audio or audiovisual format), that reports on, investigates or explains current issues or events of public interest.
I'm there.. what the fuck. Then I click their "Online News Act," to try and figure out what the hell is going on. That goes to this page:
In order to comply with the Online News Act, we have begun the process of ending news availability in Canada. These changes start today, and will be implemented for all people accessing Facebook and Instagram in Canada over the course of the next few weeks.
For Canadian news outlets this means:
News links and content posted by news publishers and broadcasters in Canada will no longer be viewable by people in Canada. We are identifying news outlets based on legislative definitions and guidance from the Online News Act.
For international news outlets this means:
News publishers and broadcasters outside of Canada will continue to be able to post news links and content, however, that content will not be viewable by people in Canada.
For our Canadian community this means:
People in Canada will no longer be able to view or share news content on Facebook and Instagram, including news articles and audio-visual content posted by news outlets.
For our international community this means:
There is no change to our services for people accessing our technologies outside of Canada.
So, somebody who's in another country, wanna see if they can find out what the fuck is burning down in my neighborhood. lol.
I guess I could use my proton VPN. I pay like 10 bucks a month in case I'm researching something and gotta get a torrent. But it was pretty good with just the free, if you wanna browse the internet and use other countries, doesn't cost. So that would be ok.
I'm looking into what the fuck is going on here.
Now I gotta try to use one of these local news sources to try and figure out what the fuck is going on, but it's all blocked everywhere.
It's like 1984 and they're shutting down the news so you can't figure out how they're fucking you over.
ok I did a google search for:
Online News Act, we have begun the process of ending news availability in Canada.
Understanding Bill C-18: Canada's Online News Act and its proposed rules, explained
This seems like from last summer but it's the first time I notice. My bookmarks bar I have a google news US cause local news is so bunk.
ok it says..
Canada's controversial Bill C-18 became law in June, requiring big tech companies to compensate media organizations if they want to continue to host Canadian news content on their platforms.
Both Google and Meta – the company behind Facebook and Instagram – initially stated that they will instead be blocking Canadian news from their platforms in response to the new law.
For Meta, this is now underway, with the company saying on Aug. 1 the changes "start today, and will be implemented…over the course of the next few weeks."
However, the Canadian government reached a deal with Google(opens in a new tab) over the Online News Act in November. Under this deal, the tech giant will pay $100 million annually to news publishers and will continue to allow access to Canadian news content through its platform.
As of now, these are the only two platforms being eyed by the government's regulations, but that could change as other social media or search engines gain traction.
Well.. I don't know.. there's a pretty big fire in the neighborhood with a fair bit of smoke all over and can't find out about it anywhere.
I click the "learn more" there.. That brings you to:
"Why can’t I share or view news on Instagram?"
https://help.instagram.com/273556485011659?ref=ipl
In response to the Online News Act, Instagram restricts the sharing and viewing of news links and all posts from news outlet accounts in Canada.
If you are in Canada, this means:
You can no longer share or view news links on Instagram from stories or profile bios, including news links from any news outlet accounts.
You can no longer see content from any news outlet accounts, even if you search for them or follow them.
How we identify news outlets:
Meta’s review team identifies news outlets based on legislative definitions.
News outlets include organizations whose primary purpose is to produce news content, in any format (including an audio or audiovisual format), that reports on, investigates or explains current issues or events of public interest.
I'm there.. what the fuck. Then I click their "Online News Act," to try and figure out what the hell is going on. That goes to this page:
https://about.fb.com/news/2023/06/changes-to-news-availability-on-our-platforms-in-canada/
Updated on August 1st, 2023
In order to comply with the Online News Act, we have begun the process of ending news availability in Canada. These changes start today, and will be implemented for all people accessing Facebook and Instagram in Canada over the course of the next few weeks.
For Canadian news outlets this means: News links and content posted by news publishers and broadcasters in Canada will no longer be viewable by people in Canada. We are identifying news outlets based on legislative definitions and guidance from the Online News Act.
For international news outlets this means: News publishers and broadcasters outside of Canada will continue to be able to post news links and content, however, that content will not be viewable by people in Canada.
For our Canadian community this means: People in Canada will no longer be able to view or share news content on Facebook and Instagram, including news articles and audio-visual content posted by news outlets.
For our international community this means: There is no change to our services for people accessing our technologies outside of Canada.
So, somebody who's in another country, wanna see if they can find out what the fuck is burning down in my neighborhood. lol.
I guess I could use my proton VPN. I pay like 10 bucks a month in case I'm researching something and gotta get a torrent. But it was pretty good with just the free, if you wanna browse the internet and use other countries, doesn't cost. So that would be ok.
I'm looking into what the fuck is going on here.
Now I gotta try to use one of these local news sources to try and figure out what the fuck is going on, but it's all blocked everywhere.
It's like 1984 and they're shutting down the news so you can't figure out how they're fucking you over.
ok I did a google search for:
Online News Act, we have begun the process of ending news availability in Canada.
oh.. it's a fucking local news page that loads.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/understanding-bill-c-18-canada-s-online-news-act-explained-1.6488532
Understanding Bill C-18: Canada's Online News Act and its proposed rules, explained
This seems like from last summer but it's the first time I notice. My bookmarks bar I have a google news US cause local news is so bunk.
ok it says..
Canada's controversial Bill C-18 became law in June, requiring big tech companies to compensate media organizations if they want to continue to host Canadian news content on their platforms.
Both Google and Meta – the company behind Facebook and Instagram – initially stated that they will instead be blocking Canadian news from their platforms in response to the new law.
For Meta, this is now underway, with the company saying on Aug. 1 the changes "start today, and will be implemented…over the course of the next few weeks."
However, the Canadian government reached a deal with Google(opens in a new tab) over the Online News Act in November. Under this deal, the tech giant will pay $100 million annually to news publishers and will continue to allow access to Canadian news content through its platform.
As of now, these are the only two platforms being eyed by the government's regulations, but that could change as other social media or search engines gain traction.
Well.. I don't know.. there's a pretty big fire in the neighborhood with a fair bit of smoke all over and can't find out about it anywhere.
it just means you can't share links on Instagram / Facebook
You could just go to your local news outlet in Canada and look
like CNBC or something