2025-02-12
Shopify's problem with Kanye West's store isn't that he IS selling a T-shirt with a big swastika on it, according to internal communications obtained by colleagues @jtemperton.bsky.social — and @muradhem.bsky.social. Shopify's problem is that he might NOT be. — thelogic.co/news/shopify...
The Logic
Internal message: Shopify's general council said the company closed Ye's store since the swastika shirt listed for sale “brought with it the real risk of fraud”
TORONTO — Shopify's general counsel said the company took down musician Kanye West's online store because of the potential …
2024-02-17
Absolutely wild story about Air Canada saying nobody should trust what an Air Canada chatbot tells them about Air Canada: https://vancouversun.com/...
Vancouver Sun
Canada's Civil Resolution Tribunal rules that Air Canada must give a passenger a retroactive discount, which was erroneously promised by the airline's chatbot
Air Canada appears to have quietly killed its costly chatbot support — https://arstechnica.com/... Jeffrey P. Bigham / @jbigham@hci.social : open season on “redteaming” these ann...
2023-06-24
I spent a considerable amount of time this afternoon confirming with a Meta spokesperson that this announcement means what it says: No news links for users in Canada, including foreign sources. https://about.fb.com/...
National Post
Meta plans to remove news content from Facebook and Instagram for users in Canada after the Online News Act passed Canada's Senate and received royal assent
Anja Karadeglija / National Post :
2023-06-23
I spent a considerable amount of time this afternoon confirming with a Meta spokesperson that this announcement means what it says: No news links for users in Canada, including foreign sources. https://about.fb.com/...
National Post
Meta plans to remove news content from Facebook and Instagram for users in Canada after the Online News Act passed Canada's Senate and received Royal Assent
With Bill C-18 on the verge of becoming law, Canadians could soon see news removed from their Facebook pages and Google searches
2022-05-10
The Competition Bureau has released its argument for why Rogers and Shaw shouldn't be allowed to merge. It's all about wireless (cellphone) service. Shaw had been a growing player and the merger would wipe it out as 4th-place provider, bureau says. https://www.canada.ca/...
Canadian Press
Canada's Competition Bureau files to block Rogers' $26B purchase of Shaw, as the merger would lead to “higher prices, poorer service quality, and fewer choices”
Tara Deschamps / Canadian Press : Tweets: @compbureau , @epro , and @davidreevely Tweets: @compbureau : We are seeking to block this merger because vigorous competition is essenti...