A total of 47 percent of Canadians noticed a change to their online feeds after Meta blocked news content on its platforms, and younger consumers were especially affected. Facebook and Instagram blocked news to protest Bill C-18, which aims to mandate web giants to compensate Canadian media for content shared on their platforms.
News consumers who noticed a change in their online feeds since Facebook and Instagram blocked news content on its platforms due to Bill C-18 (Online News Act) in Canada as of September 2023, by age group
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Leger. (September 19, 2023). News consumers who noticed a change in their online feeds since Facebook and Instagram blocked news content on its platforms due to Bill C-18 (Online News Act) in Canada as of September 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1418939/online-news-act-canada-impact-online-feeds/
Leger. "News consumers who noticed a change in their online feeds since Facebook and Instagram blocked news content on its platforms due to Bill C-18 (Online News Act) in Canada as of September 2023, by age group." Chart. September 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1418939/online-news-act-canada-impact-online-feeds/
Leger. (2023). News consumers who noticed a change in their online feeds since Facebook and Instagram blocked news content on its platforms due to Bill C-18 (Online News Act) in Canada as of September 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1418939/online-news-act-canada-impact-online-feeds/
Leger. "News Consumers Who Noticed a Change in Their Online Feeds since Facebook and Instagram Blocked News Content on Its Platforms Due to Bill C-18 (Online News Act) in Canada as of September 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1418939/online-news-act-canada-impact-online-feeds/
Leger, News consumers who noticed a change in their online feeds since Facebook and Instagram blocked news content on its platforms due to Bill C-18 (Online News Act) in Canada as of September 2023, by age group Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1418939/online-news-act-canada-impact-online-feeds/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
News consumers who noticed a change in their online feeds since Facebook and Instagram blocked news content on its platforms due to Bill C-18 (Online News Act) in Canada as of September 2023, by age group [Graph], Leger, September 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1418939/online-news-act-canada-impact-online-feeds/