FRIENDS asks Canadians to boycott Meta’s platforms

TORONTO – FRIENDS (previously known as the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting) launched a new campaign Monday, calling on Canadians to “go dark” by refraining from posting any content on Meta’s Facebook and Instagram on Aug. 23 and 24, in response to the social media giant’s blocking of Canadian news content on its platforms. FRIENDS is also asking Canadians to write their MPs to ask them to support the country’s news media by joining the “Go Dark” campaign. “It is important that we collectively stand together and show Meta that we won’t be pushed around. They need to understand that the throttling of Canadian news was...