META

• 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
  
• $109M lawsuit accuses Meta of using Eminem’s songs without permission

  The lawsuit claims that Meta users have been able to attach 243 Eminem songs to their posts, and argues that the tech giant permitted their use without a licence.

  Entertainment

  Jun 5
  
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• EU fines Apple, Meta millions of euros under new digital rules

  Among the fines, the European Commission imposed a 500 million euro fine on Apple for preventing app makers from pointing users to cheaper options outside its App Store.

  Tech

  Apr 23
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• Social media giants lose bid to have lawsuit from Ontario school boards dropped

  An Ontario court has struck down social media giants' motion to dismiss a case brought forward by several school boards that alleges their platforms disrupt student learning.

  Canada

  Mar 11
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Instagram launches teen accounts, giving parents more control

  'This new experience is designed to better support parents, and give them peace of mind that their teens are safe with the right protections in place,' Meta said in a statement.

  Tech

  Sep 17, 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
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• Trillium Lakelands District School Board joins lawsuit against social media giants

  According to a lawyer, the $2.6 billion "Schools for Social Media Change" lawsuit alleges negligence by social media giants with apps such as Instagram, TikTok, SnapChat and more.

  Education

  May 29, 2024