Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday criticized Meta for blocking domestic news from its platforms, saying the Facebook-parent was prioritizing profit over safety as devastating wildfires force tens of thousands to evacuate their homes.

Trudeau’s comments represent the latest government attack on Meta, which this month started blocking news on its Facebook and Instagram platforms for all users in Canada in response to a new law requiring internet giants to pay for news articles.

  • @cybervseas@lemmy.world
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    6611 months ago

    Canada just make a mastodon instance and get all the Canadians onto the fediverse. Do it and it will be awesome.

    • Maestro
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      811 months ago

      There are several goverments, like the Dutch, that have already set up their own instances.

      • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏
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        511 months ago

        Japan has done the same for Earthquake notifications, after dropping TwiXtter

    • @ikidd@lemmy.world
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      311 months ago

      The feds can’t even make a web form work properly, them running a Mastodon instance would be an epic train wreck.