Bill C-18: changes to news access in Canada 2023, by age group

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Amy Watson,
Nov 6, 2024
As a result of news content being blocked on Meta platforms following Canada's Bill C-18, also known as the Online News Act, 22 percent of adults aged 18 to 34 years old reported turning to other social media such as Reddit or X. This demographic however were more likely to say that they made no changes since they did not engage with news anyway. Older consumers above 55 years were the least affected, with more than 40 percent saying they had not changed how they accessed news as they did not go to social media for updates.

Changes in news access behavior since news content was blocked on Facebook and Instagram due to Bill C-18 (Online News Act) in Canada as of September 2023, by age group

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Release date

2023

Region

Canada

Survey time period

September 15 to 17, 2023

Number of respondents

1,564 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

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respondents were randomly selected and were given the option to answer the survey in English or French

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Online panel

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