A Meta spokesperson told Engadget that the Online News Act\u2019s framework doesn\u2019t apply to Threads, at least for now. Still, the fact that the notice appeared at all has prompted speculation that the company could eventually block news content on Threads as well.<\/p>\n
Over the last few years, the world\u2019s largest tech companies have tussled with countries about paying for news. In 2021, for instance, Facebook stopped people in Australia from sharing news links, while Google threatened<\/ins><\/a> to stop showcasing content from Australian news publishers on Google News. Both companies, however, eventually reached agreements and agreed to start paying Australian news organizations.<\/p>\n In August, Meta started blocking<\/ins><\/a> news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada in response to the country\u2019s Online News Act that requires platforms to pay news organizations to make up for lost advertising revenue. Google, which had earlier pledged to block news links in the country, eventually reached a deal with<\/ins><\/a> the country\u2019s government and agreed to pay Canadian publishers around $100 million a year, according<\/ins><\/a> to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation<\/em>.<\/p>\n Though Meta has downplayed the significance of news on Threads \u2014 Instagram head Adam Mosseri said earlier this year the company didn\u2019t want to \u201camplify news<\/ins><\/a>\u201d on the platform \u2014 blocking news on Threads could have a more dramatic impact on Threads than it has in Instagram and Facebook. The app has grown to about 100 million<\/ins><\/a> users as more people look for Twitter alternatives.<\/p>\n Blocking news, though, could make the app a lot less useful for users and publishers, who have started to see more engagement<\/ins><\/a> from the service. \u201cHow will Threads replace Twitter when I can’t even click on a news story in Canada without getting blocked by Meta,\u201d a Threads user named dexter wrote<\/ins><\/a> after encountering the bug.<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/meta-says-a-bug-briefly-blocked-news-for-canadian-users-on-threads-220230063.html?src=rss
Meta has fixed a bug that temporarily prevented some Threads users in Canada from reading and sharing news on the app, a company spokesperson told Engadget. Even though Meta pulled news content from Canadian users\u2019 Facebook and Instagram feeds earlier … Continue reading
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\nSource: Engadget – Meta says a bug briefly blocked news for Canadian users on Threads<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"