Online News Publishers

The study, published in the journal Autism, sought to investigate whether placing people in a social setting where they felt at ease could improve their performance.

Ottawa on Friday spelled out how a new law requiring digital giants to pay publishers for news content will work in practice, including how much it could cost Meta and Google.

The central government on Friday warned media outlets against publishing or displaying advertisements of online betting platforms, failing which they would face legal action.

Canadian news industry groups on Tuesday asked the country's antitrust regulator to investigate Meta Platforms' decision to block news on its platforms in the country, accusing the Facebook parent of abusing its dominant position.

Meta Platforms has begun the process to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada, it said on Tuesday, in response to a law requiring internet giants to pay news publishers.

The Canadian government will stop spending some CAD 10 million (nearly Rs. 62 crore) per year on Facebook and Instagram ads amid a dispute over a new law on paying online news publishers that the Meta-owned platforms have opposed, Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said on Wednesday.

Google said on Thursday it plans to block Canadian news on its platform in Canada as a new law requiring internet giants to pay news publishers come into effect in the country. Meta Platforms also made a similar announcement last week after the passage of Bill C-18, or the Online News Act.

Meta Platforms plans to cut off access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada once a new law requiring internet giants to pay news publishers takes effect, arguing news has no economic value to the company and that its users do not use the platform for news. Canada drafted new rules after legacy media companies complained about i...

Facebook and Instagram users in Canada will be blocked from viewing Canadian news soon after parliament-approved legislation requiring internet giants to pay news publishers comes into effect. The legislation, known as the Online News Act, was approved by the Senate upper chamber earlier on Thursday.

Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) is reportedly available to download on select Android devices. Several users online have spotted the battle royale game on the Google Play Store, ready to download without any prior date confirmation from publisher Krafton. The game seems to be accessible only via the store page URL and won’t appear natively on t...

Technology firms have allowed a deluge of misinformation to drown out reliable information, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF). A report published on World Press Freedom Day puts a spotlight on the way misinformation drowns out trustworthy news online, while highlighting how this problem has been compounded with the rise of artificial int...

The news-rating group NewsGuard has found dozens of news websites generated by AI chatbots proliferating online, according to a report published Monday, raising questions about how the technology may supercharge established fraud techniques.

The news-rating group NewsGuard has found dozens of news websites generated by AI chatbots proliferating online, according to a report published Monday, raising questions about how the technology may supercharge established fraud techniques.

Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc said on Saturday that it would end availability of news content for Canadians on its platforms if the country's Online News Act passes in its current form. A legislative framework that compels us to pay for links or content that we do not post, and which are not the reason the vast majority of people use our platf...

Google will stop blocking news articles from some Canadian users' search results on March 16, a company executive told a Canadian parliamentary panel investigating the tech firm on Friday. Last month, Google started testing limited news censorship as a potential response to a Canadian government bill that aims to compel online platforms to pay publ...

The study, published in the journal Autism, sought to investigate whether placing people in a social setting where they felt at ease could improve their performance.

Ottawa on Friday spelled out how a new law requiring digital giants to pay publishers for news content will work in practice, including how much it could cost Meta and Google.

The central government on Friday warned media outlets against publishing or displaying advertisements of online betting platforms, failing which they would face legal action.

Canadian news industry groups on Tuesday asked the country's antitrust regulator to investigate Meta Platforms' decision to block news on its platforms in the country, accusing the Facebook parent of abusing its dominant position.

Meta Platforms has begun the process to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada, it said on Tuesday, in response to a law requiring internet giants to pay news publishers.

The Canadian government will stop spending some CAD 10 million (nearly Rs. 62 crore) per year on Facebook and Instagram ads amid a dispute over a new law on paying online news publishers that the Meta-owned platforms have opposed, Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said on Wednesday.

Google said on Thursday it plans to block Canadian news on its platform in Canada as a new law requiring internet giants to pay news publishers come into effect in the country. Meta Platforms also made a similar announcement last week after the passage of Bill C-18, or the Online News Act.

Meta Platforms plans to cut off access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada once a new law requiring internet giants to pay news publishers takes effect, arguing news has no economic value to the company and that its users do not use the platform for news. Canada drafted new rules after legacy media companies complained about i...

Facebook and Instagram users in Canada will be blocked from viewing Canadian news soon after parliament-approved legislation requiring internet giants to pay news publishers comes into effect. The legislation, known as the Online News Act, was approved by the Senate upper chamber earlier on Thursday.

Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) is reportedly available to download on select Android devices. Several users online have spotted the battle royale game on the Google Play Store, ready to download without any prior date confirmation from publisher Krafton. The game seems to be accessible only via the store page URL and won’t appear natively on t...

Technology firms have allowed a deluge of misinformation to drown out reliable information, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF). A report published on World Press Freedom Day puts a spotlight on the way misinformation drowns out trustworthy news online, while highlighting how this problem has been compounded with the rise of artificial int...

The news-rating group NewsGuard has found dozens of news websites generated by AI chatbots proliferating online, according to a report published Monday, raising questions about how the technology may supercharge established fraud techniques.

The news-rating group NewsGuard has found dozens of news websites generated by AI chatbots proliferating online, according to a report published Monday, raising questions about how the technology may supercharge established fraud techniques.

Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc said on Saturday that it would end availability of news content for Canadians on its platforms if the country's Online News Act passes in its current form. A legislative framework that compels us to pay for links or content that we do not post, and which are not the reason the vast majority of people use our platf...

Google will stop blocking news articles from some Canadian users' search results on March 16, a company executive told a Canadian parliamentary panel investigating the tech firm on Friday. Last month, Google started testing limited news censorship as a potential response to a Canadian government bill that aims to compel online platforms to pay publ...