Australia is the obvious example. There have been a variety of bargaining codes, where there has been a requirement to bargain with news outlets. That's a model around the world, and it was attempted in the Canadian context as well.
Often, when I come and do these appearances and talk, I come across as techno-pessimistic. There is not going....
I agree that local Facebook groups and community groups are great. I'm in my local town's. They allow connection. Why can't we have both? Why can't we have the news on Meta and the ability to have these connections? There is a way to do that.
I think the fear of when this occurred, when Meta pulled out, and the geopolitical context have changed, and this should be revisited.