MADRID, June 23 (Portaltic/EP) –

Aim announced that will block access to news posted on Facebook and Instagram for all users using these platforms in Canadafollowing the online news law approval by the Parliament of this country.

The Online News Act or Bill C-18 is a rule Canada raised earlier this year that claims that technology platforms such as Meta HE partner with media to share revenue. Indeed, a large part of the income generated by the news of these media is retained by these platforms.

In this context, the company headed by Mark Zukerberg has already announced at the beginning of this month that it is tests in progress to “create an effective solution to end the availability of information in the aftermath of C-18”. These tests are currently in progress and affect “a small percentage” of users in Canada.

now him The Canadian Parliament approved the entry into force of the law de Noticias en Línea and de Meta have confirmed that access to news on its main platforms will no longer be available for all users in Canada “before it comes into force”.

As he pointed out in a statement on his blogFor comply with Bill C-18, he multimedia contentn “including publishers and distributors of information”, will no longer be available for people accessing their platforms in Canada.

However, Meta also pointed out that changes focused on news content will not affect the rest of the company’s products and services in Canada. Thus, they reiterated and assured Canadian users who use their platforms “that they will always be able to connect with friends and family, grow their businesses, and support their local communities.”

Likewise, the company recalled that will continue to “fight disinformation” with respect to content that remains available in Canada. In this sense, he valued the fact of having built “the largest fact-checking network in the world”, by partnering with more than 90 independent fact-checking organizations, which review and score misinformation in more than 60 languages.