'Inconceivable' -Trudeau says Meta choosing profit over fire safety

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STORY: Trudeau's comments represent the latest government attack on Meta, which this month started blocking news on its Facebook and Instagram platforms for all users in Canada in response to a new law requiring internet giants to pay for news articles.

Meta had long-signaled that the Online News Act was unsustainable for its business because it puts a price on links shared by users, and enacted the ban ahead of the news law's expected implementation by the end of this year.

"Facebook is putting corporate profits ahead of people's safety," Trudeau told a televised news conference in the Atlantic province of Prince Edward Island, saying the company's actions were "inconceivable."

Federal Liberal cabinet ministers last week described the ban as reckless and irresponsible. Some people fleeing wildfires complained to domestic media that the ban prevented them from sharing important data about the fires.