The decision is causing concern among experts and news organizations who say removing reliable news sources from Instagram and Facebook will subject users to misinformation and hurt local news outlets that rely on the platforms for visibility.
, an editor of The Sarnia Journal in Ontario, said the digital-only news site started receiving Facebook notifications Tuesday that their content was no longer available in Canada. Facebook is the top referral source to its website, she said.
Others in Canada also received Facebook notifications informing them that they soon won’t be able to view or share news on the site. It is unclear the precise percentage of users who have been impacted so far and it seems to be a gradual process, according to the people in Canada who spoke to NBC News. Meta did not respond to requests for comment.
Since June, several Canadian news outlets started asking their followers on Instagram and Facebook to view their content on other platforms or directly support them by bookmarking their websites and signing up to newsletters.
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