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Digital literacy and Internet safety education specialist Brandon Laur, CEO of The White Hatter says B.C.’s agreement with four big social media around preventing online harm and sharing information about wildfires “probably” represents the “best outcome.” But he also acknowledges problems with the future role of social media companies in sharing information about wildfires, given that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, continues to block Canadian news. (AP Photo/Paula Ulichney)

B.C.’s deal with social media giants ‘probably’ represents ‘best outcome’: expert

Brandon Laur, CEO of The White Hatter, acknowledges problems with agreement’s impact on local news

 

Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids and knew — but never disclosed — that it had received millions of complaints about underage users on Instagram but only disabled a fraction of those accounts, according to a newly unsealed legal complaint described in reports from the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Court document claims Meta knowingly designed its platforms to hook kids, reports say

Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids…

 

FILE - Meta’s logo can be seen on a sign at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Nov. 9, 2022. Russia has added the spokesman of U.S. tech giant Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, to a wanted list, according to an online database maintained by the country’s interior ministry. Russian state agency Tass and independent news outlet Mediazona first reported on Andy Stone’s inclusion on the list on Sunday. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)

Russia puts the spokesman for Facebook owner Meta on a wanted list

Russian authorities in October classified Meta as a ‘terrorist and extremist’ organization

 

File - The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, USA, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Facebook and Instagram users in Europe are getting the option to pay for ad-free versions of the social media platforms as a way to comply with the continent’s strict data privacy rules. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Former Meta engineering leader to testify before Congress on Instagram’s harms to teens

On the same day whistleblower Frances Haugen was testifying before Congress about…

File - The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, USA, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Facebook and Instagram users in Europe are getting the option to pay for ad-free versions of the social media platforms as a way to comply with the continent’s strict data privacy rules. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
According to the Central Saanich Police Service, Facebook Marketplace scams have been on the rise. (Courtesy of Better Business Bureau)

‘I was taken so badly’: B.C. scam victims speak out about online tricks

Police warn residents about an uptick in Facebook Marketplace scams

According to the Central Saanich Police Service, Facebook Marketplace scams have been on the rise. (Courtesy of Better Business Bureau)
FILE - A view of the mobile phone app logos for, from left, Facebook and Instagram in New York, Oct. 5, 2021. Meta plans to give European Facebook and Instagram users the option of paying for ad-free versions of the social media services as a way to comply with the continent’s data privacy rules, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)

Facebook and Instagram users in Europe could get ad-free subscription option, WSJ reports

Meta plans to give Facebook and Instagram users in Europe the option…

FILE - A view of the mobile phone app logos for, from left, Facebook and Instagram in New York, Oct. 5, 2021. Meta plans to give European Facebook and Instagram users the option of paying for ad-free versions of the social media services as a way to comply with the continent’s data privacy rules, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the tech giant’s Connect developer conference on Wednesday with a focus on virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence. (AP PHOTO/GODOFREDO A. VÀSQUEZ)

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicks off developer conference with focus on AI, virtual reality

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the tech giant’s Connect developer conference…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the tech giant’s Connect developer conference on Wednesday with a focus on virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence. (AP PHOTO/GODOFREDO A. VÀSQUEZ)
The Town of Princeton is no longer able to post links from its website to social media. (File photo)

Town of Princeton no longer able to post notices to community Facebook groups

‘It just threw us back 20 years, maybe even further’

The Town of Princeton is no longer able to post links from its website to social media. (File photo)
<div>B.C. Premier David Eby is calling on the social media company Meta to reverse its decision to block Canadian news from being shared online in British Columbia as wildfires rage across the province. Eby looks at the chassis of an electric vehicle while on a tour at VCC in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, July 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns </div>

B.C.’s premier urges Meta to allow news sharing in B.C. amid wildfire crisis

Facebook parent continues to block Canadian news on its platform in response to Online News Act

<div>B.C. Premier David Eby is calling on the social media company Meta to reverse its decision to block Canadian news from being shared online in British Columbia as wildfires rage across the province. Eby looks at the chassis of an electric vehicle while on a tour at VCC in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, July 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns </div>
Residents of the Northwest Territories are likely among the first Canadians to feel the full effects of the news vacuum now in place on Facebook as they flee their home communities without access to what has long been a key source of information in the North. A person uses a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, July 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canadians under threat of wildfires and lack of access to local news

Facebook battle with federal government having an impact on those looking for wildfire information

Residents of the Northwest Territories are likely among the first Canadians to feel the full effects of the news vacuum now in place on Facebook as they flee their home communities without access to what has long been a key source of information in the North. A person uses a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, July 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Within a few weeks, Canadians will no longer see news stories on their Instagram and Facebook feeds. Meta says they will be removing news from its Instagram and Facebook platforms for all of its Canadian users within the course of the next few weeks.The Facebook logo is seen on a mobile phone, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Michael Dwyer

All news in Canada will be removed from Facebook, Instagram within weeks

Parent company Meta says it is poised to follow through on action in response to new Canadian law

Within a few weeks, Canadians will no longer see news stories on their Instagram and Facebook feeds. Meta says they will be removing news from its Instagram and Facebook platforms for all of its Canadian users within the course of the next few weeks.The Facebook logo is seen on a mobile phone, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Michael Dwyer
This photo, taken in New York on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, show the logo for Meta's new app Threads, left, and that of Twitter. Meta is poised to unveil the new app that appears to mimic Twitter — a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by Elon Musk. A listing for the Threads app appeared on Apple's App Store, indicating it would debut as early as Thursday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Twitter threatens legal action against Meta over its new rival app Threads

Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta over its new text-based app…

This photo, taken in New York on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, show the logo for Meta's new app Threads, left, and that of Twitter. Meta is poised to unveil the new app that appears to mimic Twitter — a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by Elon Musk. A listing for the Threads app appeared on Apple's App Store, indicating it would debut as early as Thursday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
FILE - The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, June 14, 2023. Instagram and Facebook's parent company Meta is adding new parental supervision tools and privacy features to its platforms beginning Tuesday, June 27. The changes come as social media companies face increased scrutiny over how they impact teens' mental health. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Meta launches more parental supervision tools for Instagram. Is it enough?

Instagram and Facebook’s parent company Meta is adding some new parental supervision…

FILE - The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, June 14, 2023. Instagram and Facebook's parent company Meta is adding new parental supervision tools and privacy features to its platforms beginning Tuesday, June 27. The changes come as social media companies face increased scrutiny over how they impact teens' mental health. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks briefly with reporters as he makes his way to a cabinet meeting, Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in Ottawa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is showing no interest in compromising with Meta and Google over their online news bill that would make tech giants pay for journalism created by others that helps those companies generate revenue. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Trudeau shows no interest in compromising with Meta, Google over online news bill

Prime Minister says that Meta and Google’s bullying tactics will not work with his government

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks briefly with reporters as he makes his way to a cabinet meeting, Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in Ottawa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is showing no interest in compromising with Meta and Google over their online news bill that would make tech giants pay for journalism created by others that helps those companies generate revenue. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
File - People stand outside of the Steve Jobs Theater before an event on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Cupertino, Calif. If Apple unveils a widely anticipated headset equipped with mixed reality technology at the theater on Monday, it will be the company's biggest new product since the introduction of the Apple Watch nearly a decade ago.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Apple is expected to unveil a sleek, pricey headset. Is it the device VR has been looking for?

Apple appears poised to unveil a long-rumored headset that will place its…

File - People stand outside of the Steve Jobs Theater before an event on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Cupertino, Calif. If Apple unveils a widely anticipated headset equipped with mixed reality technology at the theater on Monday, it will be the company's biggest new product since the introduction of the Apple Watch nearly a decade ago.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
The Facebook logo is seen on a mobile phone, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Michael Dwyer

Meta to test blocking news on Instagram, Facebook for some Canadians

Bill C-18 will require tech giants to pay publishers for linking to or otherwise repurposing their content online

The Facebook logo is seen on a mobile phone, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Michael Dwyer
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)
The Facebook logo is seen on a cell phone, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is appealing a recent decision by the Federal Court, which sided with Facebook in a case tied to the Cambridge Analytica affair.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Michael Dwyer

Privacy commissioner appeals Federal Court decision in Facebook case

Judge previously dismissed federal privacy watchdog’s bid for a declaration that Facebook broke the law governing the use of personal information

The Facebook logo is seen on a cell phone, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is appealing a recent decision by the Federal Court, which sided with Facebook in a case tied to the Cambridge Analytica affair.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Michael Dwyer
An iPhone displays the Facebook app in New Orleans, Aug. 11, 2019. Facebook says it is not dead. It’s not even just for “old people,” as young people have been saying for years. The social media platform born before the iPhone is approaching two decades in existence. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Facebook has 3 billion users. Many of them are old.

Facebook says it is not dead. Facebook also wants you to know…

An iPhone displays the Facebook app in New Orleans, Aug. 11, 2019. Facebook says it is not dead. It’s not even just for “old people,” as young people have been saying for years. The social media platform born before the iPhone is approaching two decades in existence. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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