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March/April 2021 / Memoir

Death in the Age of Facebook

February 23, 2021March 23, 2021 - by Sandy Pool

What it’s like to mourn a mother via social media

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Politics

When QAnon Came to Canada

December 3, 2020March 9, 2021 - by Matthew Remski

As the conspiracy theories continue to creep northward, experts warn that we should be prepared for anything

Article Club: How Do We Fix Our Newsrooms?

Join us for our third Article Club Live on Facebook

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Environment / Society

Hate Social Media but Love Nature? There’s an App for That

August 19, 2020August 20, 2020 - by Emily Urquhart

Facebook and Twitter can be sinkholes of rage and despair. But virtual communities like iNaturalist might usher in the digital utopia we were promised

Technology

The Decade in Science and Technology

December 26, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From surveillance capitalism to Russian hacking, these are the science and tech conversations that helped define Canada

The End: How We Die Now

What Happens to Your Social Media Accounts after You Die

May 29, 2019July 9, 2019 - by The Walrus Staff

From Facebook to Twitter, here’s what your digital afterlife will look like

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May 2019 / Technology

Is Elizabeth Denham the Only Person Powerful Enough to Take on Facebook?

April 18, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Leah McLaren

How a privacy regulator from British Columbia forced Silicon Valley to change the way it uses your personal data

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October 2018 / Politics

Meet the Facebook Group Trying to Reshape Politics

October 5, 2018March 31, 2020 - by Jen Gerson

Ontario Proud has become enormously influential on social media. Critics say it’s partisan, even racist

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Technology / The Walrus True Crime

The Fake News About Cambridge Analytica

April 3, 2018February 5, 2020 - by Justin Ling

The analytics firm likely didn’t swing any elections. But that doesn’t mean our personal information is safe

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Technology

Is Facebook Good for the World?

December 28, 2017April 2, 2020 - by Tyler Hellard

As Facebook grows, many have asked whether it’s now too big to fail. The real question is: what is it trying to become?