OTTAWA—Inconsistencies in how Meta is implementing its Canadian news ban, and gaps in the Liberal law that spurred it, are creating loopholes that are hurting news businesses, some media executives say.
Chuck Lapointe, the CEO of the Narcity Media Group, says his team has spent the past several months collecting hundreds of posts from entertainment accounts on Facebook and Instagram that repackage news content from more legitimate sources — which can’t reap the benefits of posting that content themselves because of Meta’s ban.
