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Meta blocking news links as legislation backfires; X is sued (9to5mac.com)

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Meta is blocking news links in Canada, as it did previously in Australia, following the introduction of new legislation. The...

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[–] tellah@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What will count as a news site? So obviously ones like Reuters, CBC, The Guardian will be blocked, but what about the disinformation bullshit sites like C0v1dHoAx-Chronicle dot net ? They were only "news" insofar as they could piggyback on reputable information and spread their bile.

I suspect only the fake news sites will wind up on Facebook, furthering the echo chamber of right wing disinformation.

[–] McBinary@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

This is exactly what I was thinking too. Actual news has never been the problem; it's the constant flow of trash MeeMaw and PawPaw are sharing as truth that is non-factual and provided by non-news outlets.