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Analysis-When Facebook blocks news, studies show the political risks that follow

    Since Meta blocked links to news in Canada last August to avoid paying fees to media companies, right-wing meme producer Jeff Ballingall says he has seen a surge in clicks for his Canada Proud Facebook page. Canada has become ground zero for Facebook's battle with governments that have enacted or are considering laws that force internet giants – primarily the social media platform's owner Meta and Alphabet's Google – to pay media companies for links to news published on their platforms. Facebook has blocked news sharing in Canada rather than pay, saying news holds no economic value to its business.

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