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I hit my first instance of Meta blocking Canadian news content.
(media.cosocial.ca)
I hit my first instance of Meta blocking Canadian news content.
Rachael sent me a story from #CBCVancouver via Instagram messages.
The thumbnail is visible in messages (1), but when I click, I get the restricted message (2)
I wasn’t following the CBCVancouver account, and when I search for and visit the profile, I get a different message (3)
I guess Rachael hasn’t had this rolled out to her account yet.
Remember, there are no good guys in this #BillC18 debacle.
They are showing the content found in the
og:descriptionmeta tag. The "og" bit stands for Open Graph, which is a protocol developed by Facebook so that news sites could define the content they want Facebook to show.If news sites don't want Facebook to display this information, they could stop using Open Graph, but a quick check of the major sites in Canada reveals that Open Graph use is omnipresent.
Funny, that.
I wasn't aware of Open Graph, thanks for bringing it up