Meta permanently ending news availability on its platforms in Canada (new window).In the meantime, he's having fun by writing satirical articles about the issue and responding in jest on other social media platforms. I want to believe it's an algorithm that is not functioning properly and it's an error that has or will be sorted, because of course we're a comedy website. The Beaverton has changed its Facebook settings to make it clear they're an entertainment and comedy company, not a news company, Field said. In doing so, it accidentally limited access to non-news content - including the pages for some emergency services. The company is hoping to avoid the mistakes it made in Australia, when it temporarily blocked news on Facebook in that country. Meta has said it is taking a phased approach to removing news from Canadians' feeds in order to ensure the process works as expected.
So much of our stuff is not even remotely news, Field said. ASK CBC NEWS Your latest questions about Bill C-18 and the blocking of Canadian news answered (new window)įield is hoping Meta will realize its own error when it comes to the Beaverton, which he emphasized would not qualify for funding under the Liberals' Online News Act.Loss of Facebook for sharing stories a blow to small N.B.They got back to me and said they had determined that it was not a news site, so they put it back up, Slute said. It took less than a week for Meta to resolve the problem after he filled out a questionnaire, with Slute noting the process was pretty good. It was a little devastating to see something I'd worked so hard on for three years to just be taken away from me like that, Slute said. After removing the tag, Slute reached out to the company and appealed its decision. He said he believes a default tag that labelled him as a news site led to the account being captured by Meta's block. He saw likes on his Instagram posts dropping to hundreds from thousands. Scott Slute, who runs the satirical site the Toronto Harold, had his content blocked by Meta last month on Instagram, which he said similarly affected his business. Sites say they don't qualify for funding under the law If traffic really decreases because of Facebook, and then by extension revenue decreases, then there's a scenario where we can't keep the lights on, Field said. This week, Field said he discovered that their supply was getting cut off after he received messages from Canadian readers saying they could no longer see the Beaverton's posts. I would equate (Facebook) as a drug dealer where the first taste is free, and they make you keep coming back for more. The Beaverton, a satirical website, is getting caught up in Meta's quest to remove all news from its Facebook and Instagram platforms in Canada. They don't have major financial backing or wealthy owners, and they have relied heavily on Facebook to promote their content and grow their audience, he said. He said he started the Beaverton over a decade ago with a group of comedy writers who just wanted to put their funny jokes online for people to see. I don't want to be too dramatic, but in a world where Facebook completely cuts us off, I mean, there's a very real chance we do not survive that, Field told the Canadian Press. It's an error that some publications say could threaten their survival. Quebec's indie news outlets fear for survival as Meta shuts out news from Facebook, Instagram (new window).CBC, media groups ask Competition Bureau to investigate Meta's move to block news in Canada (new window).Meta is in the process of removing all news from its Facebook and Instagram platforms in Canada in response to a new law that would force the company to compensate media outlets for content that is shared or otherwise repurposed on their platforms.īut satirical sites are getting caught up in the tech giant's quest, too - even though their human audiences know they aren't news. But it's a situation he believes he has found himself in as editor-in-chief of the Beaverton, a Canadian comedy website. He says he never thought in a million years that the need to explain a joke would transcend humans.
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