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Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney and Amazon Prime are "the new big players" and should contribute more to Canadian culture.

Mainstream media has always favoured the right and social media, including Twitter and Facebook, are continuing that tradition, writes Max Fawcett.

A broad swath of Canadians has a sour view of Facebook, with half of respondents to a new poll saying it should be regulated or broken up as a "corporate image" crisis rocks the social media giant yet again.

The major political parties in this federal election are taking to Facebook to push out their messages.

Opposition party Québec solidaire and a Black community group in Montreal are calling on the provincial government to introduce a policy governing how police interact with young, racialized people.

Online game Breaking Harmony Square acts like a vaccine against misinformation in hopes that next time people encounter such manipulation in the real world, they’ll recognize it for what it is.

The teenage son of Our Lady Peace frontman Raine Maida is a budding musician who is collaborating and creating content he stores as a non-fungible token (NFT), a blockchain application that documents ownership and could enable more direct-to-fan interaction.

Before the internet, people struck with food poisoning had few choices to find out what went wrong. Now, they ask Google or post to social media.

Royal Swedish Academy of Science report says steps to address climate change will be hard to enforce if they continue to suffer targeted attacks in social media

More than half of Canadians trust social media and blogs over doctors and nutritionists, according to a recent study.

A Dutch man accused of extorting and harassing British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd has been extradited to Canada, more than eight years after her suicide drew global headlines.

There is a growing concern among journalists about whether the historical standard of “fair and balanced” can continue to prevail over simple “right and wrong,” writes CAJ president Brent Jolly.

Forthcoming regulator will be able to impose "financial penalties" on digital platforms, minister confirmed.

“Any regulation needs to reflect the inherent complexity of the issue and the scale at which online platforms operate,” argues Google Canada.

Dozens of people — including some MPs — say Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet has blocked them on Twitter after they criticized his statements about Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, with some arguing they have a right to be heard.