Social Networking

• Zuckerberg defends Facebook’s refusal to remove ‘newsworthy’ content that violates standards

  Facebook, Google, Twitter and other companies are trying to oversee internet content while also avoiding infringing on First Amendment rights. The pendulum has swung recently toward restricting hateful speech that could spawn violence.

  Tech

  Oct 17, 2019
  
• Google+, Google’s social network, to shut down after bug exposes users’ data

  Google will shut down its social network, Google+, over a 10 month period after the Wall Street Journal reported that users' data was vulnerable to outside parties.

  Tech

  Oct 8, 2018
  
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• From FarmVille to Cambridge Analytica: Facebook’s history with privacy

  Here are some of Facebook's most notable missteps and promises around privacy.

  Consumer

  Mar 30, 2018
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• Vatican diplomat wanted on child porn charges in Canada-wide warrant

  Carlo Capella, 50, is sought on charges of accessing, possessing and distributing child pornography.

  Crime

  Sep 29, 2017
• Why everyone needs to stop panicking about Instagram’s changing feed

  If you’ve spent any time on Instagram over the last couple of days, chances are 90 per cent of your feed was made up of posts begging you to “turn on post notifications.”

  Tech

  Mar 29, 2016
• This Tinder-like app will help you find your ultimate girl squad

  When Olivia Poole moved to San Francisco to start a new life she didn’t realize finding a new group of girlfriends would be the hardest part of the move.

  Canada

  Feb 9, 2016
• Tweets in your timeline may show up out of chronological order soon

  Twitter is experimenting with a new feature that would show tweets out of chronological order on some users’ timelines.

  Tech

  Dec 9, 2015
• Facebook lifts ban on rival network Tsu.co

  Facebook has lifted a ban that blocked material from Tsu.co, a small rival challenging the world's largest social network's financial dependence on free content shared by its 1.5 billion users.

  Tech

  Dec 9, 2015
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• Facebook changes ‘Real Names’ policy again after harsh criticism

  Facebook has made some changes to its controversial “real names” policy in response to an open letter written by a number of advocacy groups slamming the social network for being discriminatory.

  Tech

  Nov 2, 2015
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• Facebook corrects bug that let you see how many people viewed your post

  This week, some Facebook users began sharing screenshots of their posts, showing a “Views” count beside the likes and comments.

  Tech

  Oct 16, 2015