Account tweaks for young Instagram users ‘minimum’ expected by B.C., David Eby says
September 17, 2024
Premier David Eby says new account control measures for young Instagram users introduced Tuesday by social media giant Meta are the “minimum” expected of tech companies to keep kids safe online.The parent company of Instagram says users in Canada and elsewhere under 18 will have their accounts set to private by default starting Tuesday, restricting who can send messages, among other parental controls and settings.Speaking at an unrelated event Tuesday, Eby says the province began talks with social media companies after threatening legislation that would put big tech companies on the hook for “significant potential damages” if they were found negligent in failing to keep kids safe from online predators.
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Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck announced a fiscal plan Friday that would see some cuts, no tax hikes and a path to balance should she be elected premier, which the Saskatchewan Party criticized as “dishonest.”On the fourth day of the provincial election campaign, Beck said she would cut $58-million in spending by axing the incumbent Saskatchewan Party’s marshal service, slashing government advertising and cutting administration at the province’s Crown Investments Corporation and Executive Council.
October 4, 2024 - 18:57 | Jeremy Simes | The Globe and Mail
Council has shied away from building way up in the past but with densification needed, a change in direction could be on the horizon.
October 4, 2024 - 18:52 | Klaudia Van Emmerik | Global News - Canada
First Nations leaders say the pride two Saskatchewan courthouse staff felt on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation turned to shame after they were told to change out of the orange clothing they wore to work.The Meadow Lake Tribal Council, which represents nine First Nations, is demanding Saskatchewan investigate why the two First Nations women were told Monday to go home from the courthouse in Meadow Lake, northwest of Saskatoon, to change their clothes.“Those two ladies that were shamed [were] so proud when they left that morning wearing their orange shirt and their orange...
October 4, 2024 - 18:45 | Fakiha Baig | The Globe and Mail
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