Mon Jul 24, 2023 – 2:44 pm EDTMon Jul 24, 2023 – 2:53 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — Many Canadians have lost access to LifeSiteNews posts on social media due to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government’s newly passed “Online News Act.”
Numerous Canadians have recently been notified by social media platform Instagram – which is owned by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta – that they are blocked from viewing LifeSiteNews content on the platform as the company refuses to pay publishing fees outlined in the recently passed Online News Act.
“People in Canada can’t see this content,” a notification blocking posts from the LifeSiteNews Instagram account reads.
“In response to Canadian government legislation news content can’t be viewed in Canada,” it continues.
Canada’s Senate passed the Online News Act, or Bill C-18, in June and it quickly became law. The House of Commons had passed Bill C-18 in December 2022.
The law mandates that online tech companies be forced to pay publishers for news content shared on their sites.
However, the loss of access seems to be at random as some Canadians have full access to news accounts while others remain blocked.
While many Canadians are unable to access LifeSiteNews on social
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