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Shares in Snapchat parent company soar after topping revenue, user growth estimates
FILE - The logo for Snap Inc. displayed above a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Feb. 5, 2020. Nevada’s attorney general has launched a go-it-alone legal fight accusing TikTok, Snapchat and Meta of creating what one lawsuit calls “an addiction machine” that exploits children too young to have self-control. Three lawsuits filed Tuesday, Jan.30, 2024, in state court allege the platforms put kids at risk of auto accidents, drug overdoses, suicides, eating disorders and sexual exploitation. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
canada
What experts think the government should do when it comes to kids and social media
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 22: A picture of 15-year-old Riley, who died by suicide after falling victim to online bullying on Facebook, is held up as members of Mothers Against Media Addiction (MAMA) rally outside of Meta's New York offices in support of putting kids before big tech on March 22, 2024 in New York City. The group is seeking legislation against social media companies to protect children and teens from online predators, addictive algorithms and data collection. Numerous studies have shown a link between teen suicide and depression and the use of social media. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
canada
Four Ontario school boards sue Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok
FILE - The Facebook app is shown on a smart phone in Surfside, Fla., Friday, April 23, 2021. Meta will be sunsetting Facebook News in early April for users in the U.S. and Australia as the platform continues to deemphasize news and politics. The feature was shut down for users in the U.K., France and Germany last year. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
canada
Are tech companies to blame for smartphone use in schools? Globe readers share their thoughts
FILE - This June 16, 2017, file photo shows social media app icons on a smartphone held by an Associated Press reporter in San Francisco. The Ivy League university announced Monday, June 17, 2019, that it would revoke an admission offer to a survivor of the Parkland high school massacre because of racist social media posts. The decision serves as a reminder to aspiring college students and all young people that their online comments, even those considered private, can resurface and be used against them. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
canada
Four Ontario school boards sue Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok owners over platforms’ alleged harm to students
Colleen Russell Rawlins, Director of Education with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is photographed by grade 2 and 3 students in the library at Selwyn Elementary School on Mar 27, 2024. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
canada
Six prominent examples of online harms against youth in Canada in recent years
The federal government is introducing legislation designed to help protect young people in Canada from the dangers they face online. A woman types on a laptop on a train in New Jersey on May 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Jenny Kane
alberta
Calgary teen arrested in terrorism investigation to stay off social media sites
A 17-year-old Calgarian who was arrested as part of a national security investigation is to be prohibited from accessing social media and required to participate in an intervention plan that addresses ideological extremism. A police officer enters the Calgary Courts Centre in Calgary on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
explainer
Europe’s sweeping rules for tech giants have kicked in. Here’s how they work
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
report on business
Snapchat kicks few children off app in Britain, data given to regulator shows
FILE PHOTO: Snapchat app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
opinion
Why is the government spending $21-million advertising on social media such as TikTok?
Vass Bednar
world
Use of social media in teenage years linked to changes in brain, research finds
FILE — An adolescent uses their mobile phone, at home in Egan, Minn. on Oct. 28, 2021. Research shows that nearly all American teenagers engage with their peers through social media, with 97 percent going online every day and 46 percent reporting that they are online “almost constantly.” (Annie Flanagan/The New York Times)
international business
Snap restructures advertising business amid worst sales growth rate in its history
report on business
Snap plans to cut staff by 20%, the Verge reports
u.s. business
Snap reaches 1 million premium subscribers in bid for new revenue
investment ideas
Social media stocks slump as Twitter, Snap warn of dire ad spending
technology
Snap Inc. introduces web version of Snapchat app
investment ideas
Oh Snap! Social media stocks lose billions after Snapchat parent warning
world
Execs from YouTube, TikTok, Snap face senators on kids’ safety
international business
Snap hits highest growth in four years, beating user, revenue estimates
u.s. business
Snap misses user growth estimates