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Google’s parent reports slowest quarterly growth in two years
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 27, 2022, a worker walks along a path at Googles Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. - Google-parent Alphabet reported July 26, 2022, its profit and revenue slipped as the internet giant's long sizzling ad revenue growth cooled, but the market seemed relieved the news wasn't worse. (Photo by NOAH BERGER / AFP) (Photo by NOAH BERGER/AFP via Getty Images)
international business
Google search ads beat targets despite global ‘uncertainty’
FILE PHOTO: A Google sign is seen during the WAIC (World Artificial Intelligence Conference) in Shanghai, China, September 17, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
international business
YouTube to remove videos spreading abortion falsehoods
FILE - The YouTube app is displayed on an iPad in Baltimore on March 20, 2018. On Thursday, July 21, 2022, YouTube announced it will begin removing misleading videos about abortion in response to falsehoods being spread about the procedure that is being banned or restricted across a broad swath of the U.S. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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Shopify partners with YouTube to shore up sales from content creators
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British army says its Twitter, YouTube accounts have been breached
In this Thursday, July 25, 2019 photo, a man works on his cell phone at an internet cafe in Tehran, Iran. Before Iranians can check out the latest offerings on Twitter or YouTube, they must scroll through an array of icons on their smartphones, searching for the best workaround to bypass official censors. It’s a cat-and-mouse game that has become second nature in Iran, where the clerically-led government restricts access to popular social media sites and where U.S. sanctions create other barriers. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Rising online comics build their brands and their businesses
politics
Online streaming bill could make YouTube ‘manipulate’ its algorithms, CRTC chair says
CRTC Chair Ian Scott is seen at the start of the first day of hearings on mobile wireless service, Tuesday February 18, 2020 in Gatineau, Quebec. Scott says the government's online streaming bill would give it power to regulate homemade videos posted on platforms such as YouTube.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
canada
Online-streaming bill passes third reading in House of Commons, heads to Senate
Pierre Karl Peladeau, president and CEO of Quebecor, speaks with reporters before appearing before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage regarding Bill C-11 in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
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Rescuing the most vulnerable in Ukraine’s eastern region
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u.s. business
Google offers to let ad rivals place YouTube ads in EU antitrust probe, sources
FILE — A man uses Google Maps in London, May 21, 2019. Google Maps contract employees who are required to return to their office in Washington State recently circulated a petition to keep working from home since some cannot afford their commutes, presenting another challenge to Google’s plan to refill offices and restore campus life. (Andrew Testa/The New York Times)
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Why putting ice cubes in your wine is cool
Christopher Waters
politics
Liberals’ Online Streaming Act generates polarized reaction at Parliamentary committee hearings
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
world
Warning signs of a potential mass shooter getting lost in sea of social media posts, expert says
A member of the FBI walks outside Robb Elementary school, after a gunman killed nineteen children and two teachers, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello
u.s. business
Russia says it’s not planning to block YouTube or cut itself off from internet
FILE PHOTO: Youtube logo and Russian flag are seen through broken glass in this illustration taken March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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YouTube says Bill C-11 could encompass users’ videos, despite minister’s assurances
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes a selfie with a supporter as he arrives at the National Culture Summit, in Ottawa, Monday, May 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Russia’s state media outlet RT is embracing Canadian video site Rumble
Chris Pavlovski, the Canadian Founder and CEO of social media platform Rumble is gaining traction in the US as the platform of choice for Republicans, 2018-05-07
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Inside the federal budget lockup
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Google blocks RT, other Russian channels from earning ad revenue
(FILES) This file photo taken on October 12, 2021, shows the Youtube logo on a smartphone screen in Moscow, Russia. - YouTube announced on February 26, 2022, it would block certain Russian channels from monetizing their videos, among other restrictions, due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)
jockology
Outside or via YouTube, exercise has great mental, physical benefits for kids (parents, too)
Alex Hutchinson
international business
Twitter, Meta among tech giants subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson (D-MS) testifies before the House Rules Committee at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
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How Rumble, a Toronto-based YouTube alternative, became a refuge for the MAGA crowd (with a US$2-billion valuation)
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Morning Update: Provinces ramp up COVID-19 boosters as they try to head off Omicron surge
Fourth-year nursing student Mairin Asquin delivers a COVID-19 booster shot at Jabapalooza, a pop up vaccine clinic, in Ottawa, on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Toronto video platform Rumble to go public on Nasdaq via SPAC
President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Whatever decision the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reaches on whether Congress should receive former President Donald Trump’s call logs, drafts of speeches and other documents related to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the battle over executive privilege will likely end up with the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Execs from YouTube, TikTok, Snap face senators on kids’ safety
FILE- This Aug. 9, 2017, file photo shows the Youtube, left, and Snapchat apps on a mobile device in New York. The leaders of a Senate panel have called executives from YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat to face questions on what the companies are doing to ensure young users’ safety. The hearing Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, comes as the panel bears down on hugely popular social media platforms and their impact on children. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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In South Korea, an army of retail investors flocks to YouTube for stock trading advice
A currency trader passes by screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI. 2021. Asian shares were mostly higher on Thursday, tracking an overnight rally on Wall Street as investors sought out bargains, including technology stocks. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
technology
Google cracks down on ads promoting climate change denial
FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019 file photo, the logo of Google is displayed on a carpet at the entrance hall of Google France in Paris. On Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 Ireland agreed to join an international agreement establishing a minimum corporate tax of 15% around the world, ditching the low-tax policy that has led companies like Google and Facebook to base their European operations in the country. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
international business
YouTube drops R&B singer R. Kelly’s official channels
FILE PHOTO: A YouTube logo seen at the YouTube Space LA in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles, California, United States October 21, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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YouTube says it will block anti-vaccine content
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 03, 2018 YouTube's headquarters is seen during in San Bruno, California. HealthvirusUSITdisinformationYouTube - YouTube has unveiled a fresh effort to stem the spread of coronavirus misinformation with a "news shelf" on its homepage promoting "authoritative content." The move is the latest by technology platforms to curb the sharing of rumors and hoaxes about the pandemic, with Facebook having announced a similar action this week. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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YouTube bans accounts believed to be owned by the Taliban
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, shakes hand with a journalist after his first news conference, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. Mujahid vowed Tuesday that the Taliban would respect women's rights, forgive those who resisted them and ensure a secure Afghanistan as part of a publicity blitz aimed at convincing world powers and a fearful population that they have changed. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
sports
DAZN’s latest move may be ‘game changer’ for women’s sports
FILE PHOTO: Internet streaming service DAZN's logo is pictured in its office in Tokyo, Japan March 21, 2017. Picture taken on March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
technology
YouTube takes down Xinjiang videos, forces rights group to Odysee
FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of Youtube logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
technology
Europe’s top court hands win to YouTube in user copyright fight
A 3D printed Youtube logo is seen in front of a displayed EU flag in this illustration picture taken on June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
music
‘They don’t hate it anymore’: YouTube and the music industry find peace, at least for now
FILE PHOTO: YouTube logo at the YouTube Space LA in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles, California, United States October 21, 2015./File Photo
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Toronto content-sharing site favoured by U.S. right-wingers draws investment from leading American conservative investors
Peter Thiel, Partner, Founders Fund, speaks at the New York Times DealBook conference on November 1, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
opinion
Is it possible that maybe Steven Guilbeault hasn’t actually read Bill C-10?
Robyn Urback