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Canadian Facebook is... a little different

Facebook shuts you down if you try to share news articles

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Rob Archer
Sep 23, 2025
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My wife and I are on the Canadian leg of our trip, and I’ve found that Facebook blocks me from sharing news stories. That’s not the Canadian government. That’s Facebook.

Here’s what’s going on. Canada passed a law called Bill C-18. It says big tech platforms must pay Canadian news outlets when they publish or link to their work. The idea was to support C…

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