#175 Conspiracy And Speculation In The Danforth Shooting
The mass shooting in Toronto's Danforth neighbourhood quickly headed into dangerous conspiracy territory. And should members of government be forced to endure Twitter trolls?
July 25, 2018
Which Canadians Lost Tons Of Followers In Twitter’s Fake-Account Purge
Big accounts tend to accrue fake followers no matter what. But there are also services that sell them.
July 13, 2018
By Graeme Gordon
Twitter Removes Parody Account After Minister Reports It For “Impersonation”
"We all have a responsibility to protect our democracy and make sure our political debate is grounded in the facts," Environment Minister Catherine...
June 27, 2018
By Graeme Gordon
CANADALAND
#224 How To Un-F**k The Internet
"It's the wild west out there right now, and for lots of people that means it's really dangerous and their experience is horrible."
March 26, 2018
Short Cuts
#157 The Haunted Dungeon Of Q
Has Tom Power gotten an easy ride? Facebook finds a new way to manipulate the news. And with so many awful people on Twitter, how are they choosing who to ban?
March 7, 2018
Twitter Users Suspended After Calling Canadian Senator A “Twatwaffle”
Posts about Conservative Senator Denise Batters appear to have led to the permanent banning of @canadiancynic, the formerly ubiquitous tweeter with...
March 5, 2018
By Graeme Gordon
The Best And Worst Tweets Of 2017
We're not saying which are which
December 29, 2017
By CANADALAND
Short Cuts
#125 #Mansbridge150
The Toronto Star put the final nail in the coffin of Star Touch, its $20-30-million app for a device that most people don't have or use. And, after praising themselves for its bold innovation, quietly laid off 30 journalists.
June 29, 2017
Short Cuts
#88 Print Divas And Wankers On The Web
Toronto Star's Paul Wells joins Jesse to talk about magazines going digital and journalists leaving Twitter.