Etiket: Meta
Bill C-18 | Meta calls for exemption for local journalism
(Ottawa) The Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pascale St-Onge, is delighted to see that a significant number of Quebecers have abandoned social networks and that more of them are consulting traditional…
Meta proposes an exception to the law for a return of local news to its platforms
Several months after having put “a definitive end” to the presence of media on its Facebook and Instagram platforms following the adoption of the Online News Law, the company Meta…
Meta calls for exemption for local journalism
(Ottawa) The Minister of Heritage, Pascale St-Onge, is delighted to see that a significant number of Quebecers have abandoned social networks and that more of them are consulting traditional news…
Blocking news on Meta | Quebecers trust social networks less
The blocking of news on Meta appears to have eroded Quebecers’ confidence in the news they consume on social networks, according to a survey by researchers at Laval University unveiled…
Meta news blocking: 3 out of 10 Quebecers have changed the way they get their news
The blocking of Canadian media news on Meta platforms seems to have an impact in Quebec. According to a survey by Laval University, 29% of Quebecers have changed the way…
Banned by Meta, local media are counting on your support
To circumvent the Online News Act (LNE), the giant Meta blocked journalistic content from Facebook and Instagram. We, New Acadia, News, Deals, Info Coops (grouping The sun, The Daily, The…
Artificial intelligence | Meta, IBM and their allies call for an “open” future
(San Francisco) Meta, IBM and dozens of start-ups and researchers formed an alliance Tuesday to defend a more open and collaborative method of developing artificial intelligence (AI), as a counterpoint…
St-Onge wants the CRTC to govern Meta, where news is still being shared
The Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pascale St-Onge, would like Meta to be subject to the Online News Act, because users find loopholes to share information on its platforms — without…
Privacy Protection | Meta sues US regulators over changed terms of deal
(San Francisco) Meta filed a lawsuit Wednesday against US regulators who plan to modify the terms of a 2020 privacy agreement. Posted at 10:28 p.m. The Silicon Valley giant, known…
Québec solidaire still spends thousands of dollars on Meta
Québec solidaire (QS) continues to spend thousands of dollars on advertising on Meta platforms, in the midst of a media crisis. “It’s certain that we have no choice, Facebook is…
Québec solidaire still spends thousands of dollars on Meta
(Quebec) Québec solidaire (QS) continues to spend thousands of dollars on advertising on Meta platforms, in the midst of a media crisis. Posted at 1:42 p.m. Patrice Bergeron The Canadian…
Russia | Meta spokesperson indicted in absentia for “terrorism”
(Moscow) A Russian court on Monday indicted Andy Stone, the spokesperson for the American social media giant Meta, in absentia and ordered his detention, accusing him of “promoting terrorist activities”,…
Meta knowingly designed its platforms to attract children, documents show
(San Francisco) Meta Platforms, Facebook’s parent company, deliberately designed its social platforms to attract children and was aware of millions of complaints about underage users on Instagram, according to an…
Meta communications director wanted by Russia
Russia has added the spokesperson for US technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, to a wanted list, according to an online database run by the country’s Interior Ministry.…
“Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR” between Meta and… Abstergo Industries?
A technological corporation from the future revisits the assassins’ past to try to derail their organization. Your mission is to don a Meta Quest helmet in order to prevent this…
Protection of minors | European Union opens investigation targeting Meta and Snap
(Brussels) The European Commission announced on Friday that it had opened an investigation into the measures implemented by Meta (parent company of Facebook and Instagram), and Snap (Snapchat) to protect…
Meta imposes transparency on the use of AI in political ads
To prevent voters from being misled by misleading messages, Meta (Facebook, Instagram) will require political campaigns to be transparent about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in advertisements, a subject…
Meta improves profits thanks to advertising and lower expenses
(San Francisco) Driven by sharp spending cuts and advertiser appetite for Facebook and Instagram, Meta posted even better profits than expected during the summer quarter, but the uncertainty of the…
United States: Meta accused by 40 American states of harming the mental health of young people
Welcome World United States of America Published on 10/25/2023 10:40 Update on 10/25/2023 10:43 Video duration: 1 minute United States: Meta accused by 40 American states of harming the mental…
US states file suit against Meta, accused of harming children’s health
Already in the crosshairs of justice, the social network giant Meta was targeted on Tuesday by lawsuits from 40 American states which accuse its Facebook and Instagram applications of harming…