News blocked in Canada during wildfire evacuations
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Meta began blocking news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada on August 1, 2023, in response to the Online News Act. When wildfires forced the evacuation of Yellowknife weeks later, the city told residents it could not share news links on Facebook, and Meta refused requests from officials and broadcasters to lift the block.
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