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Cases / Law, regulation and treaties · Canada · 2023

Meta kept its news block in Canada during a 2023 wildfire evacuation

Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.

Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
  • The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
What the record lacks: 3 none on record · 1 not measured See the gaps

CBC reported that Meta kept its news block in Canada in place during a 2023 wildfire evacuation in the Northwest Territories. The stake for nature is whether residents in fire zones can get news and emergency information during an evacuation.

What?
Meta kept its news block in Canada in place during a 2023 wildfire evacuation in the Northwest Territories, CBC reported. CBC News
Where?
Northwest Territories, Canada CBC News
When?
August 2023 (CBC report) CBC News
Who?
Gained
None on record
Lost
None on record
Harmed
None on record
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
A news block on Meta's platform in Canada. CBC News
5 of 6 questions answered from the record · open: who

What happened

The record, in order.

CBC reported that Meta blocked news in Canada during a wildfire evacuation in August 2023.

The block continued during the evacuation, according to the same report.

    In court and with insurers

    Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.

    Lawsuits and rulings

    No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.

    Insurers

    No insurer decision on record.

    What we don't know

    Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.

    Nature

    • Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.

    Record

    • None on record The sources reviewed do not give the start or end date of the Canadian news block.
    • None on record The sources reviewed do not say how many people in the evacuation area were affected.
    • None on record The sources reviewed contain no response from Meta.

    Did the harm stop?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Who paid?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Sources

    Voices on record: — Company or project— Government and regulators— Courts✓ Press and investigations— Communities and civil society— Researchers

    Press and investigations

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