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> but doesn't actually support that with a reason as to why that's a loss

Because people want to share and visit news links. Evidenced by the fact that they shared and visited news links often. Its a bit condescending to suggest you know whats better for people than the people freely choosing to engage in news articles.

Besides, the Canadian law doesn’t even ban news sharing on Facebook. It just institutes a shakedown.



Exactly right. It's shocking to see such an authoritarian-type viewpoint that far at the top. I don't like Facebook (never had an account) but people sharing links is none of the government's business.




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