Canada has lost 474 local news outlets since 2008 and Facebook's decision to center its design around the newsfeed

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Canada has lost 474 local news outlets since 2008 and Facebook's decision to center its design around the newsfeed

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In a May 2023 statement, Nick Clegg, president of global affairs at Meta, said that news represents just 3% of the content that Facebook users see in their feeds.

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Meta’s News Block Causes Chaos as Canada Burns

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Facebook and Google control 80% of the digital advertising market in Canada, leaving the news industry to compete for the remaining 20%.

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Facebook and Instagram's news blackout in Canada

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Meta’s News Block Causes Chaos as Canada Burns

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