LETHBRIDGE, AB – The panorama of stories supply is altering in Canada, significantly in relation to social media. As you’ve possible observed over the past a number of weeks, our information portal Lethbridge News Now is now not available for Canadian customers on Facebook and Instagram.
The transfer is in response to Bill C-18, or the Online News Act, that might have META, the mum or dad firm of Facebook/Instagram, and different tech giants like Google pay a price to publish and share Canadian media tales on their platform. As an indication of opposition to the Act, META is hiding Canadian information retailers from social media feeds whereas Google is promising to comply with go well with – which may imply native information tales is not going to present up in your search outcomes.
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So, in an effort to make sure everybody at all times has straightforward and free access to native information protection, Lethbridge News Now has launched a day by day publication. The subscription is FREE and also you’ll obtain hyperlinks to our prime, native information tales each night time delivered on to your e mail inbox.