Discovering news articles and videos on Facebook and Instagram will soon become a relic of the past, as Meta announced it is officially ending news availability in Canada.

Canadians no longer able to share or view news articles and other content by publishers and broadcasters, including international outlets. Online News Act requires tech giants to compensate Canadian news outlets for content shared on their platforms.

  • @[email protected]English
    15•11 months ago

    It is a good thing. Facebook was fun when it was about sharing what’s going on with you with your family and friends. Now it’s just a bottomless shithole where everybody argues about dumb shit.

    Get your news from the news. Set up an RSS feed to get your news.

    • @[email protected]
      10•11 months ago

      I remember when people would always complain that Facebook was just pictures of people’s kids. I miss that. I want to see pictures of your kids, pets, travels, meals, whatever else you want to share of your life. I don’t want to see whatever propaganda or rage bait you’ve fallen for most recently.

      • @[email protected]English
        1•11 months ago

        back then people were getting depressed because they were comparing their real life with everyones highlight reel. i remember when people communicated 1 on 1 instead of via public announcement.

      • @penguin
        -1•11 months ago

        Yeah, I miss when there was a social media site that catered to just people you know. Just friends and family.