Ottawa Suspending Its Advertising on Facebook, Instagram as Meta Moves to Block Canadian News
Ottawa’s yearly advertising numbers on those platforms were highest in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 fiscal years, during which time the federal government spent $11.6 million and $11.4 million, respectively
The federal government is suspending all of its advertising on both Facebook and Instagram in response to their parent company, Meta, saying it will block all Canadian news from the platforms later this year once Ottawa’s new Online News Act comes into effect.
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez made the announcement while
speaking to reporters in Ottawa on July 5, saying that the government
hopes its action will bring Meta back to the negotiating table. ---More...
Welcome to CFP’s Comment Section!
The Comment section of online publications is the new front in the ongoing Cancel Culture Battle.
Big Tech and Big Media are gunning for the Conservative Voice—through their Comment Sections.
Canada Free Press wishes to stay in the fight, and we want our fans, followers, commenters there with us.
We ask only that commenters keep it civil, keep it clean.
Thank You for your patience and for staying aboard the CFP ‘Mother Ship’.
READ OUR Commenting Policy