A warning that news stories cannot be seen on Facebook by users in Canada, a response by Meta to a new law requiring large internet companies to pay Canadian news publishers for their content, appears in a screenshot taken in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April 5, 2024. Social Media Website/Handout via REUTERS
(Reuters) - 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.
"Our numbers are growing and we're reaching more and more people every day," said Ballingall, who publishes up to 10 posts a day and has some 540,000 followers.
Uh-oh! Daily quota reached.
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