A year and a half after Facebook blocked the links of messages in Canada, before the upcoming parliamentary elections, the social networks dominated the very biased and disruptive contribution in the social network, including the right -wing organizations. It reports the New York Times and adds that frauds with cryptocurrency and advertisements that mimic the legitimate news sources are also widespread. Such materials have been part of election campaigns for a long time, but in Canada they are currently specially present on Facebook and Instagram as the established news media has been disappeared from there.
Block it instead of paying
In August 2023, the American group Meta’s platforms began blocking hyperlinks for news sources at home and abroad. The reason is a new tax on the promotion of messages and even to promote access to messages. The American newspaper is once again citing Meta’s argument to make this difficult trading decision to complete the law. If the law is changed, it can also change. At the same time, however, the newspaper calculated that Meta in Canada would have to pay around $ 44 million annually and an annual turnover of more than $ 164 billion.
A year after the verdict, only 22 percent of all people in Canada knew that the news was disappeared from Facebook and Instagram. Even those who find out more, did not know the decision. This is a reason that the people there are probably not in any other way, at that time A search Result. New York Times report Now it complements the discovery with the feeling that some actors benefit. The limit of the right organization “Canada Proud” has recently increased considerably – parallel to the limits of the presidents of two large parties. The page therefore always refers to classic media, but complements misleading and simply false details.
The newspaper still writes. It means also to play AI generated material for many users. The feeds were really flooded. Often they looked like classic media reports, but the links lead to fake pages that only mimic them. So the media has switched into Tikkok, among other things to promote its content. Facebook is seen as a platform there which is no longer relevant to the news. The report does not seem only in the population, the report shows.
(MHO)
