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FRIENDS leading Meta boycott over news blocking

Public broadcasting and Canadian culture advocate FRIENDS is leading a boycott of Facebook and Instagram, in response to Meta's move to block news on...

Bill C-18 passage lauded as Meta confirms end of news availability...

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) is among the organizations applauding the passage of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, as Meta confirms it...

Online & Digital Media News – Meta moves closer to news...

Meta says content from news outlets, including news publishers and broadcasters, will not be available on Facebook and Instagram in Canada if Bill C-18,...

Online & Digital Media News – Facebook fined $9M by Competition...

Facebook Inc. will pay a $9 million penalty after the Competition Bureau concluded that the company made false or misleading claims about the privacy...

George Stroumboulopoulos on building community in the age of COVID-19

It's late on Thursday evening and I catch George Stroumboulopoulos by phone at his Toronto home where he's doing the dishes. After an ambitious travel...

Online & Digital Media News – Facebook introduces new brand FACEBOOK

Facebook has introduced new brand and company logo FACEBOOK, in an effort to distinguish between the company and the social app. Announced in a...

Online & Digital Media News – 70 per cent of Canadians...

  The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) says a December survey found that 70 per cent of Canadians are concerned that fake news could affect...

Online and Digital Media News In Brief – Groupe Média TFO...

Groupe Média TFO has created a new experience on Google Assistant. The new Boukili Audio app offers a collection of more than 120 audio...

Facebook, Instagram to start charging sales tax in Canada

Facebook will start charging sales tax on ads purchased through its physical offices in Canada, becoming the first technology giant to do so. The move...

Facebook remains most popular social network among Canadian anglophones

The Media Technology Monitor's (MTM) latest report indicates 72 per cent of Canadian anglophones are now using an online social network at least once a...