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CanadaPolitics@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

Facebook is Blocking Canadians’ Posts About the Assassination of a BC Sikh Leader. Their Posts Were Targeted by India’s Government.

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Facebook is Blocking Canadians’ Posts About the Assassination of a BC Sikh Leader. Their Posts Were Targeted by India’s Government.

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CanadaPolitics@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

Canadian Sikh Facebook users receive notifications that their posts are being taken down because they’re in violation of Indian law

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So they block Canadian news and don’t have to pay for Canadian news. It’s functionally the same regardless.
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  Yes but they also have to block foreign news too, not just Canadian news.
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    Ah I see what your saying, they geoblock all news for Canadians.

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