According to the same report, “Between 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, government spending on TikTok advertising plummeted from about $1.1 million to about $180,000.” However, it goes on to say, “Over the same period, government spending on ads for Facebook and Instagram increased from about $500,000 to about $1.4 million.” The article also says this: “The increase on Meta platforms comes after years of declines, including a drop of more than $6 million between 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, a timeframe that coincides with the passing of the Online News Act.”
Don't you think the Canadian public would be concerned by this? Again, we talk about how we're in a trade war with the United States: “Okay, we'll give you some more money. We'll reward you.”