Are Facebook ads helping users buy illegal drugs by mail in Canada - Drugs travel through an ad to a postal delivery; $9 million worth of illegal drugs were turned over to police in 2024 by Canada PostA Toronto Star investigation revealed that Facebook ads are facilitating the purchase of illegal drugs in Canada, with packages arriving vi...
10 Nov, 2025, 12.56 PM IST
Meta doubles down on political ads that use AI ahead of Canada electionsMeta Platforms will require advertisers to disclose the use of AI or digital techniques in creating or altering political or social issue a...
20 Mar, 2025, 07.59 PM IST
Anti-Sikh fake accounts backed by China: MetaFacebook and Instagram-owner Meta in its 'Adversarial Threat Report' said that they removed 37 Facebook accounts, 13 pages, five groups and...
01 Jun, 2024, 03.05 PM IST
When Facebook blocks news, studies show the political risks that followCanada has become ground zero for Facebook's battle with governments that have enacted or are considering laws that force internet giants -...
15 Apr, 2024, 09.41 AM IST
Canada print media to get two-thirds of Google’s payment to news outletsCanada's print media will receive nearly two-thirds of an annual Can$100 million (US$75 million) payment from Google to the country's news ...
16 Dec, 2023, 01.00 PM IST
Punjabi singer Gurdas Maan's upcoming tour cancelled by promoters amid India-Canada rowPunjabi singer Gurdas Maan's Canada tour has been postponed due to the India-Canada diplomatic row. The tour, titled 'Akhiyaan Udeekdiyan',...
10 Oct, 2023, 08.21 AM IST
Canada to stop advertisements on Facebook, but path to settle dispute not ruled outThe legislation was drafted after calls from Canada's media industry for tighter regulation of internet giants to allow news businesses to ...
06 Jul, 2023, 10.17 AM IST
Canada's Quebecor to pull its ads from Facebook, InstagramTelecom and media firm Quebecor said on Wednesday it will pull its ads from Facebook and Instagram, following Meta Platforms' decision to s...
05 Jul, 2023, 05.23 PM IST
Google, Meta executives push back against Canada online news billGoogle and Meta would withdraw access to news articles in Canada if legislation compelling internet companies to pay news publishers is pas...
04 May, 2023, 09.36 AM IST
After Australia, Canada vows to go after Facebook to pay for newsCanada is seeking allies in the media battle with Facebook and Google, and pledges not to back down if the social media platform shuts off ...
19 Feb, 2021, 05.15 PM IST
Facebook brings interactive game show 'Confetti' to India, will allow viewers to win Rs 3 lakh per dayThe show will be aired live five days a week - from Wednesday to Sunday – on Facebook Watch.
03 Jun, 2019, 06.54 PM IST
Move over, news feed: Mark Zuckerberg bets Facebook's future on video & disappearing postsThe company’s flagship social network has almost reached saturation point in terms of its growth.
31 Oct, 2018, 07.47 AM IST
Facebook vows more transparency over political adsExecutives for the social media company said Friday they will verify political ad buyers in federal elections, requiring them to reveal cor...
30 Oct, 2017, 12.32 AM IST
745 mn log on to Facebook daily from mobile phonesUS and Canada accounted for about 157 million daily users, while Europe and Asia Pacific contributed 217 million and 253 million users, res...
29 Jan, 2015, 08.04 PM IST
Facebook's Instagram to expand ads beyond USThe ads will start to appear on versions of the service in the three countries later this year, Instagram said in a post on its official bl...
10 Jun, 2014, 01.08 AM IST
New Facebook app to allow free voice calls to friendsHowever, while Facebook is not charging users for the service, the call is not technically free since it will use data on users' existing m...
06 Jan, 2013, 09.02 PM IST
Facebook launches 'App Center' in India, six other countriesFacebook said that it will be launching App Center to users in Brazil, France, Germany, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, and Turkey "in the coming we...
10 Jul, 2012, 04.53 PM IST