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Facebook to penalize false news disseminators

Facebook Inc. is escalating its war against false news by banning the purchase of advertisements by publishers who “repeatedly” share news that has been marked as false by third party fact-checking organizations.

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Making available right established for downloads, but no rates set

The Copyright Board has ruled that the making available right under the Copyright Act applies to downloads, settling a case that began four years ago, but declined to set a value for the tariff.

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Small ISPs welcome rollout of disaggregated wholesale regime

The CRTC kickstarted the industry’s move to a disaggregated wholesale wireline regime Tuesday, setting interim rates and giving wholesale fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) access to smaller providers in Ontario and Quebec, a decision that those companies say will allow them to keep pace with bigger competitors and increasing consumer demands.

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Videotron latest to announce X1-based IPTV

Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron will launch its IPTV service using the X1 platform from Comcast Corp., the company said in a press release Tuesday.

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Major boxing fight shows PPV target for piracy

Nearly three million viewers around the world watched the much-anticipated boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor Saturday through 239 illegally redistributed streams, shows new data from digital platform security company Irdeto.

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RBC launching AI-based banking through app

RBC said Monday it plans to add artificial intelligence (AI) technology to its mobile banking app.

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Rogers boosts wireless service in Alberta

Rogers Communications Inc. has expanded its LTE service in Alberta, improving wireless connectivity in Lethbridge and between Banff and Calgary.

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FCC recommends SS7 best practices for service providers

The United States’ Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is recommending communications service providers implement specific countermeasures to prevent the exploitation of a decades-old infrastructure known as signalling system 7 (SS7).

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Changes ahead for ‘use-it-or-lose-it’ as terms of trade expires

While online discussion forums are rife with debate — and more often, complaints — about why Canadians can’t access popular American television shows legally online, Canadian content producers are navigating how to ensure their work continues to be seen on digital platforms.

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Bell restores internet service in Labrador after outage

BCE Inc.’s internet service is back up and running in Labrador after an internet service outage Friday, Bell spokesman Marc Choma confirmed.

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