Meta began blocking news content for Canadian users in response to the Online News Act (Bill C-18), meaning users cannot view or share news links on the platform.
Blocked in Canada
The tracker lists 4 partial restrictions in Canada.
Meta began blocking news content for Canadian users in response to the Online News Act (Bill C-18), preventing users from viewing or sharing news on the platform.
Russia Today
Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2022-68 removed RT and RT France from the list of non-Canadian services authorised for distribution, so Canadian television providers may no longer carry them. The measure covers broadcast carriage only; rt.com itself is not blocked and OONI measurements from Canada record no interference.
Threads
As part of Meta's response to the Online News Act (Bill C-18), news content is restricted for Canadian users across Meta's platforms, including Threads.
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