Tell Big Tech: Stop Blocking News in Canada

Facebook is blocking news links in Canada and Google is reportedly planning to follow suit later this year.

The moves come in response to the Canadian Online News Act, which requires large tech companies to compensate publishers when they link to their content.

“It is so inconceivable that a company like Facebook is choosing to put corporate profits ahead of ensuring that local news organizations can get up-to-date information to Canadians and reach them,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters.

“In a larger picture, that’s bad for democracy because democracy depends on people being able to trust high-quality journalism and of all sorts of different perspectives and points of view,” Trudeau continued.

Sign the petition urging Big Tech companies like Facebook and Google not to block news in Canada.