Canada demands Meta lift ban on news to allow fires info to be shared

Tens of thousands of citizens are being evacuated across the Northwest Territories as wildfires encroach on the capital Yellowknife.

By Reuters August 18, 2023
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OTTAWA (Reuters) – A Canadian government minister on Friday demanded that Meta lift a ban on Canadian news from its platforms to allow people to share information about major forest fires in the west of the country.

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