Facebook Warns It Could Block News in Canada Over Proposed Legislation

The Verge says Facebook "might ban news sharing in Canada if the country passes legislation forcing the company to pay news outlets for their content." They cite a post Friday from Facebook's parent company Meta, and a recent report in the Wall Street Journal.If this type of law sounds familiar, it's because Australia introduced a similar one last year, called the News Media Bargaining Code, which also requires Facebook and Google to pay for news included on the platforms. Although Australia eve