Lethbridge News Now's Facebook page has been impacted by Meta's retaliation against Canadian news organizations, August 9, 2023. (Photo: Facebook)

By David Opinko

Lethbridge News Now’s Facebook no longer available

Aug 9, 2023 | 11:36 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Meta’s action against Canadian news continues.

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram is blocking its Canadian users’ access to news content.

The move was made in response to the Government of Canada passing Bill C-18, the Online News Act, which sought to make companies like Meta and Google pay news organizations in the country for the content they post.

As of approximately 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, Lethbridge News Now’s Facebook page is no longer available. When you try to access the page, a message comes up, saying, “This Page Isn’t Available Right Now.”

LNN’s Instagram page is currently up but is expected to be impacted soon as well.

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The web traffic generated from LNN’s social media platforms makes up a significant revenue stream for our organization.

However, this is not the end for LNN, and there are several other ways in which you can access our daily local and provincial news coverage.

1. Visit LethbridgeNewsNow.com directly through your web address bar.
2. Bookmark our website in your internet browser. That will allow you quick and direct access to the page instead of having to search for it in the future.
3. Download our free Lethbridge News Now app on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store.
4. Sign up for push notifications from our news portal.
5. Follow @lethnewsnow on Twitter and Lethbridge News Now on TikTok.
6. Listen to live radio newscasts on Wild 95.5 FM and All-Hits B-93.3 FM.

We are working on setting up an email newsletter where people can sign up to receive regular updates on the stories LNN is covering. We hope to be able to share more details on this shortly.

Thank you in advance for your continued readership and support. We look forward to continuing to share the stories of the people, places and things that make up the heartbeat of our communities.

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