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minus-squareexohuman@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoI’m sure Canada will be better off for it.
minus-squareexohuman@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoCanadians won’t be getting their news from Facebook. Hopefully, it will drive people to actual news sites or aggregators where they can click and read the news and be informed.
minus-squareGoronmon@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoBut they can still get news from Facebook, they just won’t be getting it from “news outlets” specifically.
minus-squareexohuman@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoI wish it went further than that. That’s kinda sad.
minus-squareGoronmon@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years ago“Further than that” meaning banning links in general?
I’m sure Canada will be better off for it.
How will Canada be better off?
Canadians won’t be getting their news from Facebook. Hopefully, it will drive people to actual news sites or aggregators where they can click and read the news and be informed.
But they can still get news from Facebook, they just won’t be getting it from “news outlets” specifically.
I wish it went further than that. That’s kinda sad.
“Further than that” meaning banning links in general?