From copying the CBC website, to claiming female anchors are leaving to start a skincare business, CANADALAND explains the tricks scammers use to...
January 16, 2019
By Graeme Gordon
What Two Recent Incidents Tell Us About How Police Handle Social Media Hostility
Cops rushed to the defence of PC MPP Sam Oosterhoff, but couldn't help Toronto councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam
January 11, 2019
By Deidre Olsen
The Best And Worst Tweets Of 2018
So many very angry people
December 31, 2018
By CANADALAND
Short Cuts
#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...
