CBC calls on Meta to stop news blocking in areas affected by wildfires

TORONTO – CBC/Radio-Canada president and CEO Catherine Tait has written an open letter to Meta’s president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, asking the social media giant to end its blocking of Canadian news content and accounts on its Facebook and Instagram platforms for communities currently dealing with the wildfire crisis in Canada’s North. “As you are undoubtedly aware, many smaller and remote communities in Canada are currently experiencing unprecedented natural disasters which threaten human life and property. At this writing, entire communities are under evacuation orders due to wildfires — including the territorial capital of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories and...