The blocking of Canadian media news on Meta platforms seems to have an impact in Quebec. According to a survey by Laval University, 29% of Quebecers have changed the way they obtain information since then.
The University’s Digital Transformation Academy survey reveals that this proportion even rises to 61% for adults aged 18 to 34.
The number of people favoring social media as their main source of information is also decreasing, going from 42% in 2022 to 38% this year.
At the same time, news websites have become the primary source for 40% of adults, an increase of 4 percentage points from a year ago.
The survey also noted a drop in confidence in information contained on social networks, especially among 18 to 34 year olds. This confidence has remained stable for traditional media.
On the other hand, fewer Quebecers would pay to consult the media; this proportion fell by ten percentage points in one year, from 26 to 16%. More people aged 18 to 24 pay money for information, at 27%.
The academy’s data was collected from September 5 to 30, from 1,220 adults on the web. As this is an online survey, margin of error does not apply.
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