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FILE - A sign at Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco on Nov. 18, 2022. Thousands of people logged complaints about problems accessing Twitter on Saturday, July 1, 2023, after owner Elon Musk limited most users to viewing 600 tweets a day — restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from the site. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Meta looks to target Twitter with a rival app called Threads

A listing for the app appeared on Apple’s App Store, indicating it would debut as early as Thursday

FILE - A sign at Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco on Nov. 18, 2022. Thousands of people logged complaints about problems accessing Twitter on Saturday, July 1, 2023, after owner Elon Musk limited most users to viewing 600 tweets a day — restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from the site. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
A spokesperson for Meta says the company will be ending news availability on Facebook and Instagram for its Canadian users in response to the passage of Bill C-18. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Facebook, Instagram poised to block feeds from Canadian news media

Meta reacts to Liberal bill requiring Google and Meta to pay for news content passing in the Senate

A spokesperson for Meta says the company will be ending news availability on Facebook and Instagram for its Canadian users in response to the passage of Bill C-18. (Dreamstime/TNS)
FILE - Andrew Tate, right, and his brother Tristan arrive outside the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT), where prosecutors examine electronic equipment confiscated during the investigation in their case, in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, April 10, 2023. Romanian prosecutors charged on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, the Tate brothers and two other suspects with human trafficking, rape and organizing a criminal group for the sexual exploitation of women. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

Social media star Andrew Tate charged with rape and human trafficking in Romania

Andrew Tate, a social media personality known for expressing misogynistic views online,…

FILE - Andrew Tate, right, and his brother Tristan arrive outside the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT), where prosecutors examine electronic equipment confiscated during the investigation in their case, in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, April 10, 2023. Romanian prosecutors charged on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, the Tate brothers and two other suspects with human trafficking, rape and organizing a criminal group for the sexual exploitation of women. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
Meta’s logo can be seen on a sign at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Nov. 9, 2022. Meta has started blocking news for some Canadians on its Facebook and Instagram platforms in response to a Liberal government bill that is currently being studied in the Senate.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Godofredo A. Vásquez

Local news, Quebec publishers first targets of Facebook’s block on Canadian news

Meta temporarily blocking news content for up to five per cent of its Canadian users

Meta’s logo can be seen on a sign at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Nov. 9, 2022. Meta has started blocking news for some Canadians on its Facebook and Instagram platforms in response to a Liberal government bill that is currently being studied in the Senate.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Godofredo A. Vásquez
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TikTok: Here’s why #medicalgaslighting is trending

Now topping over 226 million views on TikTok, the social media tag…

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FILE - Attendees visit the Meta booth at the Game Developers Conference 2023 in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. European Union hits Facebook parent Meta with record $1.3 billion fine over transfers of user data to US. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Meta fined record $1.3 billion and ordered to stop sending European user data to US

The European Union slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine…

FILE - Attendees visit the Meta booth at the Game Developers Conference 2023 in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. European Union hits Facebook parent Meta with record $1.3 billion fine over transfers of user data to US. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
File - A teenager holds her phone as she sits for a portrait near her home in Illinois, on Friday, March 24, 2023. The U.S. Surgeon General is warning there is not enough evidence to show that social media is safe for young people — and is calling on tech companies, parents and caregivers to take "immediate action to protect kids now." (AP Photo Erin Hooley, File)

Car seats and baby formula are regulated. Is social media next?

The U.S. surgeon general is warning there is not enough evidence to…

File - A teenager holds her phone as she sits for a portrait near her home in Illinois, on Friday, March 24, 2023. The U.S. Surgeon General is warning there is not enough evidence to show that social media is safe for young people — and is calling on tech companies, parents and caregivers to take "immediate action to protect kids now." (AP Photo Erin Hooley, File)
This photo, in New York, Thursday, May 18, 2023, shows the ChatGPT app on an iPhone. The free app started to become available on iPhones in the U.S. on Thursday and will later be coming to Android phones. Unlike the web version, you can also ask it questions using your voice. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

ChatGPT makes its debut as a smartphone app on iPhones

ChatGPT is now a smartphone app, which could be good news for…

This photo, in New York, Thursday, May 18, 2023, shows the ChatGPT app on an iPhone. The free app started to become available on iPhones in the U.S. on Thursday and will later be coming to Android phones. Unlike the web version, you can also ask it questions using your voice. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
The CBC logo is projected onto a screen in Toronto on May 29, 2019. The CBC and Radio-Canada are returning to Twitter after pausing activity last month over their designation as “government-funded media” by the social media platform. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin

CBC resumes activity on some of its Twitter accounts after hitting pause over labels

Broadcaster says it does not meet Twitter’s definition of ‘government-funded media’

The CBC logo is projected onto a screen in Toronto on May 29, 2019. The CBC and Radio-Canada are returning to Twitter after pausing activity last month over their designation as “government-funded media” by the social media platform. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
A person stands in front of a Meta sign outside of the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Tuesday, March 7, 2023. A representative for Meta says it has a team that is working toward blocking news for its Canadian users on Facebook and Instagram. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jeff Chiu

Meta has team working to block news on Facebook, Instagram from Canadian users

Spokesperson says move in response to proposed online news federal legislation

A person stands in front of a Meta sign outside of the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Tuesday, March 7, 2023. A representative for Meta says it has a team that is working toward blocking news for its Canadian users on Facebook and Instagram. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jeff Chiu
The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device, on April 25, 2022, in San Diego. When Elon Musk took over Twitter last November, he quickly turned his attention to the platform’s highly sought-after status symbol: the blue verification check mark. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Gregory Bull

Canadian Twitter users on why they decided to pay for their blue check mark

When Elon Musk took over Twitter last November, he quickly turned his…

The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device, on April 25, 2022, in San Diego. When Elon Musk took over Twitter last November, he quickly turned his attention to the platform’s highly sought-after status symbol: the blue verification check mark. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Gregory Bull
A federal bill that will force digital platforms like Netflix and YouTube to contribute financially to Canadian content is on the cusp of becoming law. The Liberals’ online streaming bill passed its final vote in the Senate today and is now just awaiting royal assent. This combination of 2017-2022 photos shows the logos of Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on mobile devices. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP

Streaming giants required to contribute to Canadian content as Bill C-11 passes

Government has said the bill will not apply to individuals who post on social media

A federal bill that will force digital platforms like Netflix and YouTube to contribute financially to Canadian content is on the cusp of becoming law. The Liberals’ online streaming bill passed its final vote in the Senate today and is now just awaiting royal assent. This combination of 2017-2022 photos shows the logos of Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on mobile devices. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP
A customer looks at beer on shelves at a supermarket in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, April 24, 2023. Thai beer enthusiast Artid Sivahansaphan said Monday he has been handed a 150,000 baht ($4,360) fine and a suspended six-month prison sentence for violating a law on advertising alcoholic beverages by posting a photo of an IPA-style beer with his evaluation of it on Facebook. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Beer-loving Facebook post cost Thai man $4,360

Thai craft beer fancier fined for Facebook photo, review

A customer looks at beer on shelves at a supermarket in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, April 24, 2023. Thai beer enthusiast Artid Sivahansaphan said Monday he has been handed a 150,000 baht ($4,360) fine and a suspended six-month prison sentence for violating a law on advertising alcoholic beverages by posting a photo of an IPA-style beer with his evaluation of it on Facebook. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A Twitter logo hangs outside the company’s offices in San Francisco, on Dec. 19, 2022. Twitter has labeled National Public Radio (NPR) as “state-affiliated media” on the social media site Wednesday, April 5, 2023, a move some worried could undermine public confidence in the news organization. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Twitter begins removing blue checks from users who don’t pay

Checks began disappearing from these users’ profiles late morning Pacific Time

A Twitter logo hangs outside the company’s offices in San Francisco, on Dec. 19, 2022. Twitter has labeled National Public Radio (NPR) as “state-affiliated media” on the social media site Wednesday, April 5, 2023, a move some worried could undermine public confidence in the news organization. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson speaks at the convention centre in Winnipeg on Saturday, April 15, 2023. A statement from the Council of the Federation says premiers will meet virtually with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods Police officers and paramedics attend the scene of a stabbing onboard a transit bus in Surrey, B.C. on Saturday April 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Shane MacKichan

B.C. mom whose son was killed urges people to call police, not film violence

Canada’s premiers to meet with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police about spate of violence

Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson speaks at the convention centre in Winnipeg on Saturday, April 15, 2023. A statement from the Council of the Federation says premiers will meet virtually with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods Police officers and paramedics attend the scene of a stabbing onboard a transit bus in Surrey, B.C. on Saturday April 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Shane MacKichan
A man leaves the CBC building in Toronto on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. One of CBC’s Twitter accounts now has a label which describes the broadcaster as “Government-funded Media.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

CBC ‘pausing’ its use of Twitter after ‘government-funded media’ label applied

CBC/Radio-Canada said it is “pausing” its use of Twitter, a day after…

A man leaves the CBC building in Toronto on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. One of CBC’s Twitter accounts now has a label which describes the broadcaster as “Government-funded Media.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Facebook’s Meta logo sign is seen at the company headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Oct. 28, 2021. A judge has dismissed the federal privacy watchdog’s bid for a declaration that Facebook broke the law governing the use of personal information in a case flowing from the Cambridge Analytica affair. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Tony Avelar

Federal Court sides with Facebook in privacy case tied to Cambridge Analytica affair

Judge rules privacy commissioner had not shown Meta failed to obtain meaningful consent

Facebook’s Meta logo sign is seen at the company headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Oct. 28, 2021. A judge has dismissed the federal privacy watchdog’s bid for a declaration that Facebook broke the law governing the use of personal information in a case flowing from the Cambridge Analytica affair. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Tony Avelar
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, March 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle

Twitter adds ‘Government-funded Media’ tag to CBC account

CBC media relations director Leon Mar says Twitter’s decision defies its own policy

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, March 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, March 31, 2023. Poilievre sent a letter to Twitter asking the company to tag CBC’s various news-related accounts with a “government-funded media” label. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle

Conservatives ask Twitter to label CBC accounts as ‘government-funded’ media

Twitter defines “government-funded” media as ‘government involvement over editorial content’

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, March 31, 2023. Poilievre sent a letter to Twitter asking the company to tag CBC’s various news-related accounts with a “government-funded media” label. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Content creators who typically avoid politics have spent the last year diving into the parliamentary process as they’ve watched the Liberal government’s controversial online streaming act move through the bill’s various stages. This combination of 2017-2022 photos shows the logos of Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on mobile devices. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP

As content creators await the passing of Bill C-11, some say it’s still too ambiguous

It’s been years since he sat in a classroom studying the way…

Content creators who typically avoid politics have spent the last year diving into the parliamentary process as they’ve watched the Liberal government’s controversial online streaming act move through the bill’s various stages. This combination of 2017-2022 photos shows the logos of Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on mobile devices. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP