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Government policy on social media for children should be more stringent, experts say

Four Canadian school boards filed lawsuits against social media companies accusing them of disrupting learning and harming student mental health

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Online harms bill will force transparency, add costs for tech platforms, experts say

Requirements in proposed legislation would mean tech firms will need to hire more employees or spend more on reviewing content

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EU privacy watchdogs urged to oppose Meta's no-ads subscription service

A group of 28 organizations called on the watchdogs to oppose the service because it requires users to pay a fee to ensure their privacy, a model likely to be copied by other companies

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B.C.'s plans to sue social-media companies could take decades

To enable a class-action lawsuit against social-media companies, the government would introduce legislation to allow B.C. to use “population-level data” to pursue compensation

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Police officers warned against sharing internal information with public | Malawi 24

Police officers warned against sharing internal information with public | Malawi 24: Stay up-to-date with the latest news from Malawi and around the world, 24/7

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B.C. to restrict cellphones in schools to protect students from online harm

Province says it would work with school districts to implement policies to restrict students’ classroom cellphone use by the start of the next school year

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Ottawa caps CBC's share of Google funds under Online News Act at $7-million

Under Bill C-18, CBC’s share of the $100-million in Google money will be capped at $7-million, with two-thirds of the funds going to written media

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Ottawa holds talks with Meta over Bill C-18 as minister hints it could still face regulations

Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says Canadian news is still available to some on Meta’s platforms and the CRTC may still take an interest in regulating the tech giant

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Opinion: Media got $100-million from Google, but can they also get $100-million from Meta?

At the moment, Meta remains obstinate, and it’s unclear if Parliament will be able to eke out a similar deal as with Google

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Ottawa makes overture to Meta to restart talks in hope of ending news block

The approach to Meta was made this week shortly after Ottawa clinched a deal with Google that will see the company inject $100-million a year into the news industry

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