META

• WhatsApp says it’s back online after global outage

  More than 9,000 Canadians and 22,000 WhatsApp users in the U.S. reported issues being able to use the Meta-owned application, with other reports seen globally.

  Tech

  Apr 3
  
• Ontario schools are suing firms behind TikTok, Meta, Snapchat. Here’s why

  Four of Ontario's biggest school boards have said social media platforms are disrupting education and causing social withdrawal and anxiety among students.

  Canada

  Mar 28
  
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• Series of costly losses in 2023 contributed to Just for Laughs insolvency: report

  Court filings show attempts by Facebook and YouTube to compete with the increasingly popular TikTok are among the factors that led revenue to plummet at the JFL parent company.

  Canada

  Mar 17
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• Meta open to Online Harms Act talks, Pornhub reviewing legislation

  While specific platforms covered by the Online Harms Act aren't known yet, web giant Meta says it is open to working with Ottawa while Pornhub is reviewing the legislation.

  Canada

  Feb 27
• AI-generated images on Facebook, Instagram will be labelled: Meta

  Meta said it's working with industry partners on technical standards that will make it easier to identify images and eventually video and audio generated by AI tools.

  Tech

  Feb 6
• Meta’s stock is surging. What’s behind the jump?

  Facebook parent Meta's stock surged Friday after the company's first dividend declaration and robust results increased expectations of strong returns from its investments.

  Money

  Feb 2
• Amazon, Meta and Apple beat revenue expectation, see shares jump

  Meta soared more than 14 per cent after the bell, extending a long recovery in which Meta hit record highs in recent weeks for the first time in over two years.

  Consumer

  Feb 1
• B.C. premier again slams Meta over news blackout during wildfire crisis

  B.C. Premier David Eby accused Meta of putting profits over public safety for maintaining its Canadian news blackout during the 2023 B.C. wildfires.

  Politics

  Jan 26
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• Meta offers Canadian Facebook users $51M in class-action lawsuit

  Meta is offering $51 million to settle the lawsuit in four provinces over Facebook's "Sponsored Stories" advertising program, which ran from 2011 to 2014,.

  Canada

  Jan 12
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• Alberta hot glass studio owner burning with anger after Facebook account hacked

  An Alberta business owner is warning others after his Facebook account was hacked resulting in a loss of connections and business.

  Consumer

  Jan 3