Because they struck a deal with the media companies in that case. That hasn’t happened with Canada. They’re gonna do it this time, and I’m sure Canada will be fine without getting its news through Facebook.

I can believe it. My feed barely contains anyone I know or follow. Last time I checked, 31/36 things in my feed were things I never asked to see. Facebook is like watching network TV except it’s only commercials and every fifteen minutes they take a break and let you know how a friend is doing.

I don’t go there very often.

It can’t be a flawed argument if it reflects reality. So if we accept Meta’s information to be accurate, then they’re just stating a fact. FB users don’t care about news articles, so attempts to wring money out of a third party isn’t going to work, as we can see here.

I’ve always been dubious of the “you should pay us to send us traffic” stance that news organizations seem to take every 5 or so years. It never works out.

I did! I can only delete it once.