Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. August 15th, 2024

Have you ever heard of CrowdTangle before? It’s a tool that is widely used by researchers, watchdog organizations, and journalists to monitor social media posts. More importantly, it is typically used to track how misinformation spreads on a company’s platforms. Today, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram has shut down that tool, and a lot of tech experts are up in arms. Tech analyst Carmi Levy delivers the bigger picture in Hour 1. Plus, has your attitude towards cycling changed this year? What about over the past 10 years? We dissect our city’s transportation trends!