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Joe Rogan misrepresents Canadian online regulations

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83% Informative

US podcast host Joe Rogan says Canada 's Online News Act prevents users from sharing news on Facebook and Instagram .

Meta blocked news from its apps in response to what it called a flawed and unfair regulation.

The law requires social media platforms to make commercial deals with news outlets to host their content.

Google paid out Can$100 million ( US$69.6 million ) to Canadian news outlets in January 2025 .

Rogan 's claims about censorship in Canada are "exaggerated".

Bill C-63 could lead to an individual being issued a "peace bond" over a hate propaganda offence or hate crime they had yet to commit.

The CCLA said it opposes the idea of limiting "someone's expression and liberty if there is a fear that they might commit an offence motivated by hatred".

VR Score

83

Informative language

81

Neutral language

53

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

65

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

43

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