The Canadian government on Friday demanded that Meta lift a "reckless" ban on domestic news from its platforms to allow people to share information about wildfires in the west of the country.

Canada demands Meta lift news ban to allow wildfire info sharing::The Canadian government on Friday demanded that Meta lift a “reckless” ban on domestic news from its platforms to allow people to share information about wildfires in the west of the country.

  • FireTower@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1257·
    1 year ago

    As much as I love clowning on Zuck it’s unreasonable to expect foreign companies to act as your nation’s means of emergency notifications.

    • Cynber@lemmy.caEnglish
      49·
      1 year ago

      Not really emergency notifications but news, which tbh isn’t as important in this case because non-Canadian news orgs aren’t affected and are covering it too. So there isn’t an immediate risk I don’t think.

      As for the main point: The problem is that a subset of the population ONLY gets information through one platform. The only way to reach them is through that platform, and not reaching them means excess costs when you have to rescue/treat/otherwise deal with the fallout. It’s also the government’s job to inform people and keep them safe.

      At the same time, the companies need to be regulated by the government. Can’t just let them have free reign because they seized control

    • ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1313·
      1 year ago

      It’s unreasonable for a social media platform with almost 3 billion people to be privately owned.

      • aquielias@lemmy.worldEnglish
        717·
        1 year ago

        how is that unreasonable? build your own network get it to 3 billion people on it and then tell me what you think if the government take it from you. Or even better go and live in CUBA, CHINA, RUSSIA Or NORTH COREA that where that type of thought belongs.

          • aquielias@lemmy.worldEnglish
            29·
            1 year ago

            People with no skills, don’t build a social media such as Facebook, I don’t like the dude at all but I can’t fail to recognize his achievement. I dare you become a programmer and build your own idea may be you can capture that lightning you are talking about.

              • aquielias@lemmy.worldEnglish
                11·
                1 year ago

                I really don’t know that, but even then steeling an idea and taking it to where Facebook is right now is not easy feat to do, and again I don’t even like the dude but can’t deny his accomplishments.