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Laura Hazard OwenAugust 2, 2023

Meta will remove legit news from Facebook and Instagram in Canada — but may leave the bad stuff up

The changes “will be implemented for all people accessing Facebook and Instagram in Canada over the course of the next few weeks,” with news outlets identified “based on legislative definitions and guidance from the Online News Act.”

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Owen, Laura Hazard. "Meta will remove legit news from Facebook and Instagram in Canada — but may leave the bad stuff up." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 2 Aug. 2023. Web. 17 May. 2024.

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Owen, L. (2023, Aug. 2). Meta will remove legit news from Facebook and Instagram in Canada — but may leave the bad stuff up. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved May 17, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/08/canada-will-remove-legit-news-from-facebook-and-instagram-but-may-leave-the-least-reputable-stuff-behind/

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Owen, Laura Hazard. "Meta will remove legit news from Facebook and Instagram in Canada — but may leave the bad stuff up." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified August 2, 2023. Accessed May 17, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/08/canada-will-remove-legit-news-from-facebook-and-instagram-but-may-leave-the-least-reputable-stuff-behind/.

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