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CBC, media groups ask Competition Bureau to investigate Meta's move to block news in Canada (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 3 years ago by [M] to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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[–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Isn't this a little bit like a shit flavoured candy maker, suing Walmart to force them to sell their shit flavoured candy? What grounds do they have to force Facebook to have anything to do with them?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago*

    Not really a good analogy because Walmart mostly purchases goods to resell them^1^, while Facebook does not purchase news. Even so, if Walmart suddenly stopped selling Canadian goods it could lead to a lawsuit too. CBC is not trying to force Facebook to accept CBC links, it's about all Canadian outlets.

    ^1^ well, except on their 3rd party marketplace, but we all know this is not what the analogy is talking about

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