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As they call it online, “Jets Twitter” is kind of a big deal.
It’s the first place to hear which players recently re-signed (hat tip to Patrik Laine and Kyle Connor), and also where mosts fans share their joy (and anger) surrounding all-things Jets year-round.
By The Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Twitter says it is launching an experiment in Canada today that will allow users in this country to hide replies to tweets on the social-media platform.
The timing comes as social media platforms like Twitter have faced increasing government pressure to police their services better, particularly ahead of this fall’s federal election.
By Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press
Toronto-raised actor-musician Kiefer Sutherland says it wasn’t his intention to stir the political pot with a recent tweet directed at Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
In early June the Golden Globe-winning “24” and “Designated Survivor” star put out a post on his verified Twitter account asking Ford to stop using his late grandfather Tommy Douglas’s name as part of his “political agenda.”
By The Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Twitter is creating a registry of all online political ads posted on its platform during this fall’s federal election campaign.
But the social media giant will ban political advertisements during the two-month run-up to the official campaign, known as the pre-writ period, that starts June 30.
The Winnipeg Jets have found success on the ice to make it to the post-season two years in a row, but are also climbing the ranks online.
Data released by Twitter Canada shows the team’s official @NHLJets account has grown more than 38% in the past two years.
By Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press
TORONTO — Whether Canadian judges should be active on Twitter, Facebook or other social media and what involvement they should have in community life are among issues under a review that aims to modernize ethical guidance for those on the bench.
As part of the first such update in 20 years, the body that regulates judicial conduct has launched consultations as a way to gauge public sentiment on acceptable conduct for federally appointed judges as it seeks to update and streamline its guide: “Ethical Principles for Judges.”
By The Canadian Press
OTTAWA — An international committee of legislators wants executives from some of the world’s largest digital and social-media firms to testify on disinformation and “fake news” when it meets in Ottawa this May.
The “grand committee” of elected politicians from nine countries, including the U.K. and Canada, has already been stymied in its efforts to hear from some of them at earlier meetings in London.
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press
TORONTO – Canadians tend to be more positive on Twitter than their American counterparts, according to a new study from an Ontario university that suggests the language we use may help explain the national stereotypes we hold to be true.
But the McMaster University study cautions people against believing that Canadians are actually nicer than their neighbours to the south, saying that stereotype is not backed up by any hard data.
