New federal watchdog proposed to keep harmful content off social media platforms
The federal government says it plans to create a new watchdog to regulate social media and combat harmful online content in Canada. The proposed legislation, scheduled to be introduced this fall, is...
View Article‘Toxic’ online posts having negative impact on federal election voters
If you’ve been online checking Twitter or other social media throughout the federal election campaign you may notice a lot of nasty posts about politicians and political parties. One group says this...
View ArticleTwitter takes down Maxime Bernier tweet that called reporters ‘idiots’
OTTAWA — Twitter has taken down a post by People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier after he insulted individual reporters on social media and shared their contact information. In a tweet...
View ArticleGabby Petito case prompts question as to why missing Indigenous women don’t...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – As the world watches the case of a young, white social media influencer Gabby Petito, activists for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women across Canada are wondering why their...
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Facebook, Instagram down for users due to unidentified issue
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – You may have trouble checking your Facebook page or Instagram account after an outage was reported Monday morning. Facebook, which owns both platforms, as well as the WhatsApp...
View ArticleInstagram launches tool urging teenagers to take a break
LONDON (AP) — Instagram on Tuesday launched a feature that urges teenagers to take breaks from the photo-sharing platform and announced other tools aimed at protecting young users from harmful content...
View ArticleWar via TikTok: Russia’s new tool for propaganda machine
The Russian TikTok video has it all: a cat, puppies and a pulsing background beat. It’s cute, watchable and hardly seems the stuff of state propaganda. In 2014, Russia flooded the internet with fake...
View ArticleToronto man charged after scamming victims using social media, online dating...
Police have arrested a 20-year-old man after stealing money from victims he met over social media and online dating platforms in the Toronto area. Between November 19, 2021, to February 23, 2022, he...
View ArticleToronto police, LGBTQ2S+ organizations urge victims of theft investigation to...
Police and local agencies supporting LGBTQ2S+ communities are asking potential victims of a theft investigation dating back to the fall of 2021 to come forward. Investigators say they arrested a...
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