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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
  
• 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
  
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• 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
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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
• 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
• 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
• 4 Ontario school boards sue Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok

  Four Ontario school boards have launched lawsuits against the parent companies of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok alleging the platforms are disrupting student learning.

  Education

  Mar 28
• 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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• Facebook, Instagram back online after Meta sees global outage

  Thousands of social media users in Canada and across the globe could not access their Facebook and Instagram accounts amid a massive outage of the platforms owned by Meta. 

  Tech

  Mar 5
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• 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