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Facebook’s news blockade puts people in danger, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau says.
As Canada’s wildfires rage on, Trudeau told reporters today that the company “is choosing to put corporate profits” above getting timely updates to people, Bloomberg reports.
Meta blocked Facebook and Instagram news links earlier this month to protest the country’s Online News Act. A Meta spokesperson told Bloomberg that its “Safety Check” feature still lets people tell others they’re safe, adding that alerts from government and emergency services social accounts aren’t blocked either.
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