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Canadian government, media firms pull Facebook advertising

The Canadian government and one of the country's biggest telecoms have stopped ad spending on Facebook and Instagram.

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PBS privacy lawsuit dismissed by federal judge

The plaintiff in the case previously alleged PBS gave video viewership data to Facebook parent company Meta.

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Facebook may pull news over proposed law

Facebook parent company Meta said the social media platform may pull news content if a proposed federal law is passed.

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