dwazou@jlai.lu to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 months agoMark Zuckerberg banned news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada. Jeff Ballingall, a conservative operative, saw an opportunity. He runs ''Canada Proud'', a facebook page publishing lies www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down14
arrow-up1131arrow-down1external-linkMark Zuckerberg banned news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada. Jeff Ballingall, a conservative operative, saw an opportunity. He runs ''Canada Proud'', a facebook page publishing lies www.nytimes.comdwazou@jlai.lu to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareNarrativeBear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down6·edit-29 months agoWhat about search engines? These provide links as well. And what about this link from OP, should Lemmy world have to pay for OP posting a link to this news article. Could you imagine if a telephone book had to pay you or your business to list your business phone number.
minus-squareeternacht@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·9 months agoGoogle does pay Canadian news companies to show their content. Part of the issue is that Facebook and Instagram can show news stories without linking out to them, so users don’t get the opportunity to see the news companies’ ads or to sign up for a subscription.
What about search engines? These provide links as well.
And what about this link from OP, should Lemmy world have to pay for OP posting a link to this news article.
Could you imagine if a telephone book had to pay you or your business to list your business phone number.
Google does pay Canadian news companies to show their content.
Part of the issue is that Facebook and Instagram can show news stories without linking out to them, so users don’t get the opportunity to see the news companies’ ads or to sign up for a subscription.
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