Articles Tagged ‘Meta’
Meta reports Q4 and full year revenue increase
The social media giant posted revenue of $40.11 billion in Q4, up 25% compared to the same period in 2022.
Meta rolls out new protections for teens on social
Young Facebook and Instagram users will no longer be able to see content related to self-harm, suicide and eating disorders, even if their friends share it.
Hyperscale launches Facebook ad performance tool
The new tool from Toronto-based startup Hyperscale features a performance dashboard to simplify Facebook ad buying.
Meta expands Verified test to Canadian businesses
The monthly subscription service complements existing business tools and provides brand safeguards.
Meta makes its gen AI tools available to all advertisers
Available in Ads Manager, the features automatically generate backgrounds, text and different sizes.
Supreme Court ruling gives green light to Facebook class action advertising suit
The complaint alleges advertisers were able to use the platform’s targeting controls to discriminate against certain job applicants.
CRTC announces implementation plan for Online News Act
A public consultation is set for this fall, with bargaining set to begin in late 2024 or early 2025.
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting calls for temporary boycott of Meta
The advocacy group is hoping to force the tech giant to reverse course on blocking news in Canada.
News organizations ask Competition Bureau to investigate Meta
News Media Canada, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters and CBC claim the company’s plans to block news content amounts to anti-competitive behaviour.
Government intends to ‘stand its ground’ as Meta blocks news content
The Heritage Minister decried the move as “irresponsible” and intends to continue to “stand up for Canadians against tech giants.”
Meta’s ad revenue grows 12% in Q2
The company also expects monetization efforts for Threads to be “a few years” away.
Corus the latest company to pull advertising from Meta
Another Canadian media company has responded to the tech giant’s plans to block news content from its platforms.
Bell Media the latest company to pull ads from Meta
The likes of CTV, TSN and Crave will pause ads on Facebook and Instagram as the fallout from plans to block news continues.
Torstar, Postmedia and Unifor pull ads from Meta
More companies and organizations have joined the list of advertisers responding to plans to block news content in Canada.
Meta launches Twitter competitor Threads
Connecting the app to Instagram has helped it rapidly build a use base, in addition to providing data-sharing opportunities for brands.
