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Moncton city councillor won’t be sanctioned for abusive comments made onlineAn investigation was launched last month into comments Coun. Pierre Boudreau made online in response to a member of the public.PoliticsApr 20
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Sorry Bitche: Facebook restores French town’s page after vulgarity banFacebook has apologized after its algorithm banned the historic town of Bitche, France.TrendingApr 13
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Facebook removes accounts tied to Iranian exile group from platformThe accounts posted content critical of Iran's government and supportive of Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, a dissident group known as MEK.NewsApr 6
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Facebook acknowledges personal information of 500M users posted online, says data is ‘old’Facebook acknowledged the news in an emailed statement Saturday afternoon, but said the data was obtained during a breach in 2019.TechApr 3
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Head of Facebook Canada warns news posts could be blocked as last resort``It is never something we would ever want to do unless we really have no choice,'' Kevin Chan told a parliamentary committee hearing Monday.CanadaMar 29
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Teenage Head and The Killjoys drummer Gene Champagne in hospital with COVID-19The 52-year-old native of Stoney Creek was admitted to Joseph Brant Hospital on March 22 with pneumonia and tested positive for COVID-19.HealthMar 29
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Facebook freezes Venezuelan leader Maduro’s page over COVID-19 misinformationMaduro has described the thyme-based remedy Carvativir as a "miracle" medication that neutralizes the coronavirus with no side effects, which doctors say is not backed by science.WorldMar 27
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Extremist groups tied to Qanon thriving on Facebook despite ban: reportA new outside report found that Facebook has allowed groups, many tied to QAnon, to glorify violence during the weeks leading up to the deadly riots on the U.S. Capitol.WorldMar 23
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Moncton councillor investigated by city for Facebook comments toward local activistThe City of Moncton, N.B., has launched an investigation after a municipal councillor appeared to threaten an activist on Facebook last week.CanadaMar 22
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Facebook fixes issue preventing global access to services including Whatsapp, InstagramThe issues made #whatsappoutage trend on Twitter in many countries, including India.TechMar 19
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