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• Instagram testing new tools to verify user age

  The use of face-scanning AI, especially on teenagers, raised some alarm bells, given the checkered history of Instagram parent Meta when it comes to protecting users' privacy.

  Tech

  Jun 23
  
• Mark Zuckerberg sued for alleged role in sharing Facebook data with Cambridge Analytica

  The lawsuit by Washington, D.C.'s district attorney maintains Zuckerberg directly participated in decisions to share user data and was aware of the potential dangers.

  Tech

  May 23
  
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• Google warns Canada’s online news bill could force subsidies on biased outlets

  The bill, known as C-18 in Parliament, would make tech giants such as Google and Meta pay for reusing news produced by Canadian news organizations.

  Canada

  May 14
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• Heritage minister not worried Facebook will ban news over new bill

  The Liberal government introduced a bill earlier this month that would force digital giants to compensate news outlets for reusing their work.

  Canada

  Apr 27
• EU agrees on rules to require Facebook, Google, others to tackle illegal content online

  Under the agreement, tech giants face fines up to 6 per cent of their global turnover while repeated breaches could see them banned from doing business in Europe.

  Tech

  Apr 22
• Meta’s plans to hire in Canada have the tech sector worried. Here’s why

  Meta's arrival in Toronto was hailed by politicians as a boon for the tech sector. But some Canadian founders are worried about another giant in an already tight talent market.

  Tech

  Apr 15
• Instagram pro-eating disorder accounts reaching millions of users, many underage: report

  The report found users as young as nine and 10 years old are part of the so-called "pro-eating disorder bubble," which generates over $290 million in revenue for Instagram.

  Health

  Apr 14
• The digital David and Goliath battle over online hate

  At first, Imran Ahmed says people scoffed when he tried to explain how dangerous platforms like Facebook could be. They aren’t laughing anymore.

  Features

  Apr 9
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• New Meta engineering hub in Toronto expected to add 2,500 jobs over 5 years

  Meta, Facebook's parent company, announced Tuesday it will build a new engineering hub in Toronto that will bring 2,500 jobs to the province over the next five years.

  Tech

  Mar 29
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• Alberta MLA Roger Reid says hackers posted child pornography to his Facebook page

  'I am deeply disturbed by the types of images that were posted to my Facebook page,' Livingstone - Macleod MLA Roger Reid said about the alleged pornographic posts.

  Politics

  Mar 22