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Lately: Instagram’s age-gating, MrBeast’s legal troubles and saving lives with AI
FILE - Students use their cellphones as they leave for the day the Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts High School in downtown Los Angeles, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
british columbia
Account tweaks for young Instagram users ‘minimum’ expected by B.C., David Eby says
The Instagram app is shown on an iPhone in Toronto on Monday, March 19, 2018. Premier David Eby says new account control measures for young Instagram users introduced Tuesday by social media company Meta are the "minimum" expected of tech companies to keep kids safe online. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
technology
Meta to start using public posts on Facebook, Instagram in U.K. to train AI
FILE PHOTO: Meta AI logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
opinion
My personal style became one of fashion’s hottest trends — and I hated it
Neelam Ahooja
world
Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris after presidential debate
Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce watch play between Jannik Sinner, of Italy, and Taylor Fritz, of the United States, during the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
relationships
Got Rizz? Co-founder of new dating app on using AI as your matchmaking wingman
(AP Illustration/Jenni Sohn)
opinion
Social media firms must clean up their messes
The Editorial Board
report on business
Is it Instagrammable? The social media strategy that goes into making a business worth the trek
People pose for photos in a couch installation, during a jazz performance in the main corridor of the distillery district of Toronto, Saturday July 13, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
arts
Ceramic artists are using social-media ‘drops’ to create hype – and it’s working
Tessa Reed, the artist behind Tessaramics, collects pieces from their collection for glazing while working at the Kingsmill Studio in Vancouver, B.C, on Saturday, July 20, 2024. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
canada
Ottawa says Meta may still see Online News Act regulation — but CRTC wants more proof
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge answers a question during question period in the House of Commons of Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, June 6, 2024. The Liberal government continues to insist that Meta could still be regulated under the Online News Act, as Facebook and Instagram users find loopholes to share articles amid Meta's news ban. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
report on business
Meta removes 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria over ‘sextortion’ scams
FILE - Meta's logo is seen on a sign at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Nov. 9, 2022. The United States signed a memorandum with several of the world’s biggest social media companies on Thursday, July 11, 2024, including Meta, aimed at preventing the use of their platforms for the distribution of synthetic drugs. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)
technology
Meta, other platforms should give users free option without targeted ads, EU privacy watchdog says
FILE PHOTO: People walk behind a Meta Platforms logo during a conference in Mumbai, India, September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
technology
Meta’s Oversight Board reviewing company’s handling of AI-created celebrity porn
FILE - Meta's logo is seen on a sign at the company's headquarters, Nov. 9, 2022, in Menlo Park, Calif. Newly unredacted documents from New Mexico’s lawsuit against Meta released Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, underscore the Facebook and Instagram parent’s “historical reluctance” to keep children safe on its platforms, according to the complaint. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)
world
Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli dies aged 83
FILE - APRIL 12: Fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has died at age 83. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 31: Roberto Cavalli attends the Gala Event during the Vogue Fashion Dubai Experience on October 31, 2014 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Vogue & The Dubai Mall)
technology
Meta to blur Instagram messages containing nudity in latest move for teen safety
(FILES) This picture taken on September 28, 2020 shows the logo of the social network Instagram on a smartphone, in Toulouse, southwestern France. Facebook and Instagram giant Meta announces new measures on Instagram to protect minors from blackmail with intimate photos, on April 11, 2024. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) (Photo by LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images)
music
Billie Eilish’s new album Hit Me Hard and Soft arrives next month
Billie Eilish arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
canada
Half of Canadians support TikTok ban, with U.S. concerns ‘trickling’ north, poll shows
<p>A new poll indicates 51 per cent of Canadians support banning the social media app TikTok, following a U.S. bill aiming to do just that over national security concerns. The TikTok download screen is seen on the Apple Store on an iPhone, in Ottawa, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld</p>
canada's best dressed list
Canada’s Best Dressed 2024: The art of fashion
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tennis
Djokovic splits with coach Goran Ivanisevic after winning 12 Grand Slam titles during their partnership
FILE - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, left, gestures as talks with coach Goran Ivanisevic during a practice session ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. Djokovic has split with coach Goran Ivanisevic, ending their association that began in 2018 and included 12 Grand Slam titles for the Serbian tennis player, Djokovic wrote in a post on Instagram published Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
report on business
Meta’s Facebook, Instagram back up after global outage
A logo of mobile application Instagram is seen on a mobile phone, during a conference in Mumbai, India, September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File photo