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Canada demands Meta lift news ban to allow wildfire info sharing
- Sunspark 3y agoJust ban Meta from Canada entirely.
- 31337Logic 3y agoThis. I hope Canada sets the precedence. Once Facebook chances their business model, Canada can then reconsider letting back in. Set the example. Show other countries it's possible and hopefully they follow suit as well. That is, quite literally, how mass societal change works. Good luck!
- inhumantsar 3y agoJust wow. Using the government as a cudgel is how mass societal change works in authoritarian regimes with little regard for rights and liberties. I for one don't want to live anywhere the state can dictate arbitrary terms to businesses, even the businesses I don't like. It's bad enough that our democracy has so much centralized power that this legislation could get rammed through in the first place.
- Sunspark 3y agoIt isn't going to get rammed through because Canada's governments are neo-liberal governments. Their focus is on the well-being of corporations and don't govern for the people lest they upset some anonymous corporate shareholder. The point I was making is, we live in a social contract. Be good to others and they will be good to you. > I for one don't want to live anywhere the state can dictate arbitrary terms to businesses How do you define "arbitrary" in this context? Is it ok if a business asks the government to lift regulations and restrictions on activities like drilling for oil in the middle of a protected wildlife preserve, or is that different?
- cscurmudgeon 3y agoAh The China model. Thought Canada was a free society?
- yesco 3y agoIt stopped being a proper liberal democracy when they froze the bank accounts of protesters without trial.
- version_five 3y agoDo I have this right: Trudeau: Do as we say or you can't operate here Meta: Ok we won't operate there T: but you're providing an important service our citizens depend on. Do as we say and operate here M: ? T: Hey Yukoners, it's Meta's fault your not getting wildfire information Why should Meta do anything for these clowns?
- undersuit 3y agoYou don't have it right.
- marky1991 3y agoCould you provide some details on which part is wrong?
- undersuit 3y agoThe statement was made by Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez.
- inhumantsar 3y agoThere is no such thing as an independent minister. When a minister speaks publicly, they're simply giving voice to the PMO's words.
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- sp332 3y agoWhy is Canada still charging money for this news then?
- undersuit 3y agoBecause the statement was made by Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez, not Canada. https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/movies/video/nwt-wildfires-feds-slam-meta-185702881.html https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/movies/video/nwt-wildfires-feds-...
- interestica 3y agoIt really begs the question: “who is Canada?” If a govt minister makes a comment, did “Canada say it?” If the prime minister? The Canadian people? A lot of lazy headlines about this just use the “Canada” personified because of one minister’s comments.
- undersuit 3y agoIt does bother me that Yahoo News has the more credible headline compared to Reuters.
- ipcress_file 3y agoThe radio seems to be working just fine. I'm between three fires and they've been covering them all day.
- hulitu 3y agoSo Canada does not have radio, does not have Cell broadcast but boy, it has Facebook. Trudeau really is a fine human being. /s
- namanaggarwal 3y agoThey should ask news agencies to sell the rights to share articles for 0$. Why are they only after one party in the transaction.