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• Quebec City pulls advertising from Facebook until further notice

  Quebec City Mayor Régis Labeaume criticized Facebook's lack of supervision regarding hateful content.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2020
  
• As Facebook ad boycott intensifies, political parties continue to spend big

  With the growing list of international brands, including Coca-Cola and Lululemon, choosing to boycott Facebook ads, should political institutions do the same?

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2020
  
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• Facebook says decision to reject NSHA advertisement on immunization survey an ‘error’

  The advertisement in question was created by the Nova Scotia Health Authority to encourage responses to a public health survey dealing with immunization.

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2020
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• 47 U.S. attorneys general support Facebook antitrust investigation

  A state-level antitrust investigation into the social networking giant now has the backing of a bipartisan group of 47 attorneys general.

  Tech

  Oct 22, 2019
• Facebook launching political ad transparency tools ahead of Canadian federal vote

  The roster of additional tools will include ad authorization functionalities to verify advertisers on the platform and an ad library, which will provide users additional information about the reach and ownership of an ad.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2019
• Facebook charged over ad algorithm U.S. officials say discriminates based on home addresses

  Facebook was charged with discrimination by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development because of its ad-targeting system.

  Politics

  Mar 28, 2019
• Facebook filed a patent for technology that uses photos to predict who you live with

  The social media giant filed a patent for an algorithm that would analyze family photos, then use the information for ad targeting.

  Tech

  Nov 16, 2018
• NOTEBOOK: On Facebook, Tories aim at Trudeau while Liberals, NDP pitch for cash

  One of the byproducts of fixed election dates is that parties are starting earlier and earlier in the election cycle to nominate candidates, organize volunteers, identify potential voters and raise money.

  Politics

  Sep 5, 2018
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• Facebook will begin collecting sales tax on ads sold at Canadian offices

  Facebook will begin collecting sales tax on advertisements sold at its physical offices in Canada, in a break with other tech giants that have so far avoided taxation.

  Politics

  Aug 29, 2018
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• Mark Zuckerberg defends Facebook’s advertising model

  The CEO of Facebook is defending its advertising-supported business model.

  Tech

  Apr 2, 2018