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Well, Meta Went and Blocked The Tyee. That’s a Big Deal | The Tyee (thetyee.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by cxtinac@sh.itjust.works to c/canadapolitics@lemmy.ca

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Question: I'm guessing this blocking is all based off of IP address, can anyone confirm?

If so, does a VPN with (say) a US endpoint get around it?

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[–] S_204@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People shouldn't be getting their news from places that manipulate algorithms to prevent you from seeing a full spectrum of information anyways.

This is a good thing for Canadians, even if it seems inconvenient ATM.

[–] cxtinac@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree. My first reaction when it broke about them blocking news was 'I don't see them or use them as a news aggregator anyway, so who cares'; let them take their click bait promotion and dwell time algorithms elsewhere.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Right? I got Facebook years ago to see pictures of my friends’ cats and tell fart jokes, not to argue about the news.