Canada PM Trudeau blasts Meta for blocking news during wildfires

Canada PM Trudeau blasts Meta for blocking news during wildfires

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Canada PM Trudeau blasts Meta for blocking news during wildfires

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday blasted Meta (META.O) for banning domestic news from its platforms as wildfires rage, saying that up-to-date information during a crisis was crucial.

"Facebook is putting corporate profits ahead of people's safety," he told a televised news conference in the Atlantic province of Prince Edward Island.