{"id":138969,"date":"2023-09-16T08:12:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T05:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/?p=138969"},"modified":"2023-09-16T08:12:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T05:12:44","slug":"day-without-meta-canada-journalists-urge-boycott-of-instagram-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/day-without-meta-canada-journalists-urge-boycott-of-instagram-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Day without Meta\u2019: Canada journalists urge boycott of Instagram, Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Journalists urge one-day boycott of Meta platforms against company\u2019s decision to block news in Canada over contentious law.<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Journalist and public relations federations in the Canadian province of Quebec are calling on the public to join a one-day boycott of Meta-owned social media platforms over the company\u2019s ban on news-sharing in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The Federation of Professional Journalists of Quebec said Friday\u2019s so-called \u201cDay without Meta\u201d \u2013 coinciding with International Day of Democracy \u2013 aimed to send a message that \u201cQuebec will not let itself be intimidated and will continue to support local media and journalists\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy blocking news, Meta is not allowing citizens to access credible information and that greatly concerns us,\u201d Patrick Howe, president of the Quebec Society of Public Relations Professionals, said in a statement last week.<\/p>\n<p>Meta \u2013 the owner of Facebook and Instagram \u2013 imposed a news blackout in Canada on August 1 over a new law that would have required the company to pay Canadian media outlets for content shared on its platforms.<\/p>\n<p>The government has said the Online News Act aims to help a struggling Canadian media industry that has faced mass layoffs in recent years while making social media giants pay their fair share.<\/p>\n<p>But Meta and Google, which is also expected to be affected by the legislation but has yet to block news on its search and other platforms in Canada, have denounced the measure.<\/p>\n<p>Meta\u2019s position has sparked widespread backlash, particularly after it maintained its news block as Canadians were seeking reliable information online during massive wildfires in parts of the Northwest Territories and British Columbia last month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFacebook is putting corporate profits ahead of people\u2019s safety,\u201d Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on August 21, calling the company\u2019s conduct \u201cinconceivable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In early September, Ottawa put forward draft regulations that it said aimed to give companies ways to satisfy the law without government intervention.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal would raise 172 million Canadian dollars ($126.6m) per year from Google and about 60 million Canadian dollars ($44m) per year from Facebook, a Canadian official told reporters, as reported by the Reuters news agency at the time.<\/p>\n<p>However, Meta quickly said the draft rules did not address its concerns \u2013 and its block has remained in place. \u201cMeta clearly has the means to do its part, but insists on playing by its own rules, which is unacceptable,\u201d Michael Nguyen, president of the Federation of Professional Journalists of Quebec, said in last week\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Association of Journalists, major Quebec media conglomerate Quebecor, as well as unions, municipalities, and chambers of commerce in the French-speaking province signed on to Friday\u2019s \u201cDay without Meta\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The groups have asked Canadians to avoid posting on Facebook and Instagram for the day. They also urged people to subscribe to a local media outlet instead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Source: Al-Jazeera<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journalists urge one-day boycott of Meta platforms against company\u2019s decision to block news in Canada over contentious law. Journalist and public relations federations in the Canadian province of Quebec are calling on the public to join a one-day boycott of Meta-owned social media platforms over the company\u2019s ban on news-sharing in Canada. 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