In light of the Canadian government’s legislation forcing social media giant Meta to pay for the news content they distribute, the company has decided to block news content in Canada on its platform.
In the latest battle between EU regulators and U.S. tech firms, Brussels claims that Apple benefited from tax breaks from the Irish government while Dublin struggles to keep both sides happy.
Larger platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, are to ensure that mechanisms are in place which would prevent ‘disinformation’ and ‘deceptive content’ from going viral.
She didn’t think she had committed any crime in referring to the French president as “a piece of filth” on Facebook. French authorities thought otherwise.
The decision by regulators will prevent Facebook from transferring user data from the EU to America and may potentially force the U.S. to conclude a data protection agreement with Brussels.
The company has three months to comply, but Meta has announced its intention to appeal both on the merits and the fines. In its defence, Zuckerberg’s company argues that there is not enough “regulatory certainty” about data protection.
