Tag: Blocking

Meta confirms end of news availability in Canada

Meta has confirmed it has begun the process of ending news availability in Canada on Facebook and Instagram, ahead of the implementation of the...

Google joins Meta in announcing plan to block news in Canada

Google has joined Meta in announcing that it will remove links to Canadian news stories from its search engine results in response to the...

Meta testing news blocking in Canada in response to Bill C-18

Content from news outlets, including news publishers and broadcasters, will not be available on Facebook and Instagram in Canada if Bill C-18, the Online...

Google news blocking test amounts to ‘bully tactics,’ says CAB President

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) is accusing Google of using bullying tactics as the digital giant confirms it's been testing limiting Canadian users...

CRTC denies FairPlay website blocking proposal

The CRTC has denied the FairPlay Canada coalition's website-blocking proposal to address copyright piracy. The commission says it does not have the jurisdiction under the Telecommunications...