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Privacy commissioner appeals Federal Court decision in Facebook case
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne speaks at a press conference in Ottawa, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. The privacy commissioner says it would be a mistake to give political parties the ability to govern the way they manage Canadians' personal information. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
international business
Facebook is wrong to say news lacks economic value, Trudeau says
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
politics
Facebook president a no-show at Commons committee on news over ‘confrontational’ label
Meta President Global Affairs Nick Clegg speaks during a press conference at the Meta showroom in Brussels on December 07, 2022. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)
politics
Facebook wants audio and video beyond scope of Bill C-18
The Google News homepage is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Google Canada says it would be reasonable to reconsider sharing links to news sites if Bill C-18, the government's Online News Act, becomes law. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
investment ideas
Meta wins back Wall Street with AI promises
A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed Facebook logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023.
technology
Big Tech crackdown looms as EU and U.K. ready new rules
FILE PHOTO: European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton holds a news conference on a plan to boost the chip industry, in Brussels, Belgium, February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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Federal Court sides with Facebook in privacy case tied to Cambridge Analytica affair
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
technology
Facebook parent Meta rolls out long-sought tools to separate ads from harmful content
FILE - Meta's logo can be seen on a sign at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Nov. 9, 2022. Meta, which is Facebook's parent company, allowed a Moldovan oligarch with ties to the Kremlin to run ads on its platform urging protests against that country's government — even though he and his political party are subject to U.S. sanctions. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)
technology
German environmental group sues Meta for allegedly failing to curb threats
FILE PHOTO: Meta Platforms Inc's logo is seen on a smartphone in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
politics
MPs dilute demands for Facebook to produce e-mails after business leader warns of threat to privacy
Chris Bittle responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons Friday, February 21, 2020 in Ottawa. The Liberal MP on the committee investigating abuse in sport says it's time to hear from experts who can identify the best ways to make both sports organizations and the athletes and coaches they serve accountable for their actions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
politics
MPs move to summon Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook plans to end news sharing under C-18
FILE PHOTO: Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo
politics
Meta to end Canadians’ access to news on Facebook and Instagram if Bill C-18 becomes law
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman//File Photo
opinion
With mass layoffs, Big Tech drops the good-guy act
Noam Cohen
politics
Google tests blocking of news sites in response to Canada’s online news bill
The logo of Google is displayed on a carpet at the entrance hall of Google France in Paris Monday, Nov. 18, 2019. Google says it is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content in response to the Liberal government's controversial online news bill. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Michel Euler
technology
Meta Platforms loses bid to toss US$175-million verdict in streaming patent case
FILE - Meta's logo can be seen on a sign at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Nov. 9, 2022. Meta, which is Facebook's parent company, allowed a Moldovan oligarch with ties to the Kremlin to run ads on its platform urging protests against that country's government — even though he and his political party are subject to U.S. sanctions. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)
technology
Investors of Facebook parent Meta ask U.S. appeals court to revive Cambridge Analytica fraud case
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/
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Alberta UCP MLA Tracy Allard won’t seek re-election, cites Parkinson’s disease
A United Conservative Party of Alberta sign is shown in front of the Alberta flag prior to the party's leadership announcement in Calgary on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. A member of Alberta's UCP government caucus who was recently named a parliamentary secretary for civil liberties has announced she won't seek re-election.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
technology
Facebook seeks to block £3-billion U.K. mass action over market dominance
FILE PHOTO: Facebook app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
politics
Home Depot did not comply with privacy law when it shared data with Meta, privacy watchdog says
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne delivers the results of an investigation into Home Depot of Canada Inc.'s sharing of customer e-receipt information with Meta Platforms Inc., which operates Facebook, at a press conference in Ottawa, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
international business
Meta to restore Donald Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts
FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump announces that he will once again run for U.S. president in the 2024 U.S. presidential election during an event at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
world
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin marries longtime love on 93rd birthday
FILE - In a Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 file photo, Buzz Aldrin attends the 15th annual Global Green Pre-Oscar Gala, at NeueHouse Hollywood, in Los Angeles. Aldrin, who was one of the first people to walk on the moon, has married his “longtime love” in a small ceremony in Los Angeles. Aldrin wrote in a Facebook post that the wedding took place on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023 which was his 93rd birthday. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
opinion
The EU ruled Meta’s Facebook ads violate privacy law – when will Canada follow?
Byron Holland
opinion
With tumbling stocks, the tech giants are weak – 2023 is the year for Canada to regulate
Vass Bednar
international business
Facebook parent Meta Platforms to settle Cambridge Analytica scandal case for US$725-million
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman
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Competition commissioner says reform needed to shake up Canada’s ‘concentrated economy,’ oligopolies
Commissioner of Competition Bureau Canada Matthew Boswell pose for a portrait December 14, 2022 in Ottawa. Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
technology
European Commission warns Meta over Facebook Marketplace antitrust breach
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
politics
No ‘rubber stamp’ for online news bill, says Senate
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez responds to a question during question period, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in Ottawa. Rodriguez accused Facebook on Thursday of trying to intimidate Canadians with threats of pulling news content from its platform, following the adoption of Bill C-18 in the House of Commons. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
world
Meta accused in lawsuit of allowing posts that inflamed Ethiopia conflict
Kenyan lawyer Mercy Mutemi (C) speaks to the media after filing a lawsuit against Meta accusing Facebook's parent company of fanning violence and hate speech in Africa at Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi on December 14, 2022. - The constitutional petition filed in the High Court claims that Meta responded inadequately to hateful content on its platform, especially in relation to the war in Tigray that has raged for two years. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP) (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)
politics
Trade minister admits that online news bill raises trade issues with U.S.
Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development holds a joint press conference with European Executive Vice-President and Commissioner of Trade Valdis Dombrovskis in Ottawa, on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
technology
Facebook’s skewed audience for job ads draws new U.S. complaint
Facebook app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
technology
Facebook owner Meta sought to settle EU antitrust investigations, sources say
FILE - Meta's logo can be seen on a sign at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Nov. 9, 2022. Irish regulators slapped Facebook parent Meta with a 265 million euro ($277 million) fine Monday, Nov. 28, 2022 the company's latest punishment for breaching strict European Union data privacy rules. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)
opinion
How Facebook, and friends of friends, brought down democracy
Maria Ressa
politics
Opposition MPs prepare to amend online news bill to aid community newspapers
Conservative MP Kevin Waugh rises during Question Period in the House of Commons Tuesday April 13, 2021 in Ottawa. Conservative members of Parliament say the Liberals are playing politics with COVID-19 border restrictions, and talk of scrapping those restrictions may have something to do with the new Conservative leader.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld