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• EU tells Meta to change ‘addictive’ design features on Facebook, Instagram

  The European Union accused Meta on Friday of breaching its social media law by designing Facebook and Instagram to get users hooked, and demanded changes.

  World

  Jul 10
  
• Social media giants not complying with kid account ban: Australia watchdog

  Experts say the Australian courts could decide what steps the platforms can reasonably be expected to take under the laws that took effect on Dec. 10.

  World

  Mar 31
  
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• Support for youth social media ban in Canada strong, says Angus Reid poll

  Last year, Australia became the first country to introduce a social media ban for youth under 16. France, Denmark, and Indonesia have also moved forward with legislation.

  Health

  Mar 30
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• Supreme Court of Canada will hear 2023 Meta privacy ruling appeal

  The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal from Meta Platforms, formerly Facebook, over a 2023 court ruling that it failed to protect the personal data of Canadians.

  Canada

  Jun 12, 2025
• 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, 2025
• 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, 2025
• 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, 2025
• 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
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• 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
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• 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