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• WhatsApp, Meta outages appear over after thousands affected

  Thousands of Canadians and Americans reported WhatsApp issues Friday morning, though it appeared resolved by about 12 p.m. Eastern.

  Canada

  Feb 28
  
• Woman charged after Ontario couple face intense harassment on Facebook

  A woman from St Marys, Ont., is facing charges in connection to harassing posts made on social media about a couple in Guelph, according to police in the Royal City.

  Crime

  Jan 15
  
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• Meta nixing fact-checking teams on its U.S. platforms. Why?

  The company said it would begin phasing in Community Notes in the United States over the next couple of months and would improve the model over the course of the year.

  Tech

  Jan 7
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• Meta says ‘technical issue’ impacting apps like Facebook, Instagram

  More than 100,000 Facebook users in the U.S. and 20,000 in Canada dealt with an outage, with thousands more seeing issues on other Meta apps.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2024
• Not just for your parents: Facebook’s buy-and-sell platform drawing back millennials

  Many millennial and generation Z Canadians are being brought back to Facebook and hooked through Facebook Marketplace.

  Features

  Dec 7, 2024
• Meta bans RT, other Russian state media outlets over ‘foreign interference’

  Meta said it's banning Russian state media organizations from its social media platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow's propaganda.

  U.S. News

  Sep 17, 2024
• Ontario mayor walks back resignation plans: ‘I am committed’

  Kevin Davis had said he was stepping away from his role as Brantford but he changed his mind in part due to the cost and timeframe for a byelection.

  Politics

  Jul 26, 2024
• Poop on the beach? Ontario mayor slams social media ‘misinformation’

  Are people really pooping in the sand at Wasaga Beach Provincial Park? The local mayor says there is no evidence to support the social media rumours.

  Environment

  Jul 24, 2024
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• B.C. woman says no recourse after Facebook account hacked to sell fake Taylor Swift concert tickets

  "There's no recourse for me. There's nowhere for me to go to fix this problem. So for three months, I've been living with knowing that people are being harmed on my behalf."

  Consumer

  Apr 9, 2024
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• Another Ontario school board joins lawsuit against major social media companies

  The lawsuit by Simcoe County and the four other school boards is seeking $4 billion in damages from the parent companies of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Tiktok.

  Education

  Apr 5, 2024