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Meta News Ban Intensifying Canadians' Legacy Media Break

Photo illustration created December 15, 2022, in Washington, DC, shows a person holding up the TikTok feed of Canadian journalist Rachel Gilmore against the backdrop of one of her online posts. (Credit: AFP)

As Canada heads into an election this month, voters looking for campaign news on Facebook or Instagram will find material filtered through online creators and influencers -- and no links to articles from major media outlets.

For more than a year, social media giant Meta has cut access to news websites on its sites, rebuffing Canada's government over a law called the Online News Act and its requirement that platforms compensate journalism outlets for their content.

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