CP NewsAlert: Quebec government suspends advertisements on Facebook

By The Canadian Press on July 5, 2023.

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The Quebecor logo is seen at the company's annual meeting Thursday, May 26, 2011 in Montreal. Quebecor Inc. says it is withdrawing all advertising by its subsidiaries and businesses from Meta's Facebook and Instagram platforms following the tech giant's decision to remove Canadian news from its platforms in response to the country's new online news law. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

OTTAWA – Quebec Premier François Legault says the province is suspending advertising on Facebook until Meta resumes talks about the implementation of the federal Online News Act.

The move comes after the federal government announced earlier today it was pulling its ads off Facebook and Instagram.

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