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Jaron Lanier says social media is turning us into highly manipulable addicts. The only solution is for users to pay—and own their own data.

Opinion: The banning of a Twitter account parodying a federal cabinet minister has spurred outrage. But it’s merely a symptom of a more serious problem

From a $7,500 swing set to a ’carbon tax cover-up,’ we look at questionable claims made by the parties and politicians on social media

When it comes to protecting digital privacy, Canada has fallen behind the EU and—as I learned the hard way—Twitter

When one user suffered a panic attack after a night of online raging, his doctor urged him to cut out political Facebook usage. He did unplug, for a while at least.

As the former head of the CBC and Twitter Canada embarks on new role, she says it’s time for business to adapt to women’s needs—not the other way around

Scott Gilmore on the increasingly erratic behaviour and bizarre lies of Donald Trump. And why this is no longer a laughing matter.

Opinion: Trump relies on a device that enables him to publicly say things that he can later disavow – without ever having to take responsibility for his words

Opinion: Governments and citizens should consider the lack of oversight into how tech companies shape speech rights

It’s not just about what we’re missing on our social media feeds, but the invisible ways we are being manipulated as we travel across the internet