🔥🇨🇦🚫 Dem Say Facebook No Gree Show News For Canada As Wildfire Dey Roast Everywhere
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How far, my people! Dis tori wen I get so, fit no make you smile, no be joke matter! For dis time wen Canada dey face dia worst wildfire season for history, dem say Facebook don run block news wey dem dey share for dem platform. 🤦♀️🤦♂️ Dem yarn say, dem get new law for Canada wey talk say tech companies like Facebook must pay news outlets if dem wan use dia stories.
Imagine o, as Yellowknife, wey be di capital of Northwest Territories, wan comot about 20,000 pipo because fire wan show dem pepper. Dem con use Facebook talk say make everybody google CPAC to get informate on top di fire. 🌍🔍
Why dem go use google? Why dem no fit share news direct? Na di wahala be say, Facebook wey be now Meta, start to ban news since Aug 1, because of Canada new Online News Act. Dis law go soon kick off for December. 😳📅
Facebook talk say, di law no go work, say e dey unworkable. Say di only way to fit do am na to stop all news availability for people wey dey Canada. 😢🚫
Wetin dis mean be say, any tin wey any local or international news outlet post for Facebook or even Instagram no go dey show for Canada side again.😲📵
This one shock many Canadians well well. Especially for di ones wey dey live far place, wey depend well well on social media for informate, e don be now wen fire just dey burn like say na new year. 🌲🔥
Canada Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau talk say e no fit believe say Facebook go make such kyn decision. Say instead of dem to dey help local journalists with small money so dat dem fit keep people up-to-date on fire matter, dem con dey block news. 😠🤷♂️
E get some pipo wey dey find way to dodge di Facebook ban. Dem dey screenshot news article, or even dey go Cabin Radio website for tori.😏💡
Ollie Williams, Cabin Radio news editor say na big mistake Facebook make. Say e don slow down how dem dey pass serious informate, especially dis time of crisis. But e give Cabin Radio audience hand, say dem do well, dem find way to screenshot news put for dia own pages. 🙌💪
This one na big wahala for some groups. Take Melissa David group ‘Parachutes for Pets’ wey dey based for Calgary as example. Dem say na through Facebook dem dey take share verified informate. But because dem no fit post news article, volunteers dey confuse. 😕🐕
Na so dem con get extra work, con need more volunteers to dey do direct outreach. E be like say no be only humans di fire wahala dey disturb, e reach animals join. 🐱🐶
Trevor Moss, wey be CEO of Central Okanagan Food Bank, say dis Facebook ban go get long time bad effect. Say dem dey serve Kelowna area for British Columbia, where fire still dey burn like tomoro no dey. 🍞🔥
He talk say dem dey face like six to eight weeks of recovery, say na crisis dem dey so, and every news media suppose get chance to do dem work dis time.
So di koko be say, Facebook get as e be o. Dem fit make matter bad as dis wildfire dey scatter everywhere for Canada. Wetin go happen next, nobody sabi. But as e be, we go dey watch dem 👀🔍.
NOW IN BLACK AMERICAN SLANG
Canadian Officials Got No Love for Facebook’s News Ban Amid Crazy Wildfires 🔥🇨🇦🚫
Hey y’all, listen, we gotta talk about some real stuff right now. Canada’s going through its most insane wildfire season ever, and right in the middle of all this chaos, Facebook, now called Meta, is blocking news. Yeah, you heard that right. 🤦♀️🤦♂️
Picture this: Yellowknife, up in Canada’s Northwest Territories, is scrambling to evacuate nearly 20,000 folks because of these raging fires. And what do they gotta do? Tell people to hit up Google to find CPAC for the lowdown on the situation. 🌍🔍
What’s the deal with that? Well, Meta kicked off this whole news ban thing on August 1. Why? ‘Cause Canada’s got a new law coming in December that says Meta’s gotta pay up if they wanna share news articles. Meta’s like, “Nah, that ain’t happening,” and now we got a whole mess. 😳📅
So, what’s the fallout? Canadians won’t be seeing posts from local or international news spots on Facebook or Instagram. That’s cold, especially when you need to know what’s popping with these wildfires. 😲📵
The timing is trash, for real. Think about the folks living way out in the middle of nowhere who need their social feeds to stay in the loop. This is straight-up adding insult to injury with the country already burning up. 🌲🔥
Our man Justin Trudeau ain’t happy. He’s legit confused why Meta would rather make a quick buck than help folks stay safe and informed. 😠🤷♂️
But look, people are crafty. Some are dropping full URLs, snapping screenshots, and even jumping ship from Facebook and Instagram. People find a way, you feel me? 😏💡
Ollie Williams, the head guy at Cabin Radio, says Facebook and Instagram are dead weight now, but shouts to his peeps for finding their own loopholes, like screenshotting articles and getting the word out. 🙌💪
But hold up, this ain’t just an inconvenience; it’s messing with real lives. Like, Melissa David, who runs ‘Parachutes for Pets’ out in Calgary, is all twisted ’cause she can’t get the right info to her volunteers. 😕🐕
They had to get extra hands on deck, recruiting more volunteers to get the word out. We ain’t just talking about people here; we got animals caught up in this, too. 🐱🐶
Trevor Moss, big boss of the Central Okanagan Food Bank, is sweating the long game. In an area where wildfires ain’t slowing down, he says this is crisis mode, and news outlets gotta be free to do their thing. 🍞🔥
So here it is, the whole situation is a mess. This Facebook move is just adding more hurdles to an already wild situation. We all gotta stay woke to what’s going down. 👀🔍
NOW IN ENGLISH
🔥🇨🇦🚫 Canadian Officials Slam Facebook for News Ban Amid Raging Wildfires
Hey folks! This is a serious issue that’s not sitting well with many. Just when Canada is grappling with its worst wildfire season on record, Facebook has pulled a fast one by blocking news articles on its platform. 🤦♀️🤦♂️ The move comes after Canada passed a new law requiring tech giants like Facebook to pay news outlets for content.
Imagine this: Yellowknife, the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories, is in the midst of evacuating about 20,000 residents due to encroaching wildfires. And guess what they had to do? They told residents to Google CPAC for the latest updates on the fires. 🌍🔍
Why Google? Well, Facebook, now known as Meta, started enforcing the news ban on August 1 in response to Canada’s upcoming Online News Act, set to kick in this December. 😳📅 Meta’s stance is that the law is “unworkable,” and the only way to comply is to shut down news access for Canadians. 😢🚫
What this boils down to is that posts from local or international news outlets on Facebook and Instagram will no longer be visible to Canadians. 😲📵
The timing couldn’t be worse, especially for those living in remote areas who rely on social media for news and updates. It’s like adding fuel to the fire in the midst of the nation’s most destructive wildfire season. 🌲🔥
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is outraged. He can’t wrap his head around why Facebook would prioritize corporate profits over disseminating critical news updates to Canadians. 😠🤷♂️
In response, some folks are finding clever workarounds, like typing out the full URL or taking screenshots of news articles and adding them to the comments, or even abandoning Facebook and Instagram altogether. 😏💡
Ollie Williams, the news editor for Cabin Radio, has labeled the platforms “useless” under the new ban, but he did commend his audience for sidestepping the blockade by screenshotting news and posting it on their own pages. 🙌💪
And it’s not just an inconvenience; it’s causing real problems. Take Melissa David’s organization, ‘Parachutes for Pets’ in Calgary. They rely on Facebook to share verified information, but the ban has led to confusion among volunteers. 😕🐕
The organization now has to put in extra work, recruiting additional volunteers for direct communication. This fire situation is affecting more than just humans; animals are in the mix, too. 🐱🐶
Trevor Moss, CEO of the Central Okanagan Food Bank, also worries about the long-term impact of the news ban. Serving an area in British Columbia where the fires are still out of control, he emphasizes that they’re in a crisis and news media should be able to do their jobs. 🍞🔥
So there you have it. Facebook’s latest move could seriously hamper efforts to deal with these catastrophic wildfires in Canada. What comes next is anybody’s guess, but you can bet we’re keeping our eyes peeled. 👀🔍
