N.W.T. wildfire evacuees say Facebook’s news ban ‘dangerous’ in emergency situation
By Pete Evans · CBC News Meta notes government sources not blocked as northerners duck ban by sharing screenshots of information Evacuees
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Flagged for posting about walrus meat? Social media ‘violations’ discriminatory, says former Nunavut MLA
By Jenna Dulewich · CBC News “My favourite food! Walrus! I would pay anyone to get me some!” Former Nunavut MLA Manitok
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Facebook rejects ads for traditional Inuit knives, calling them ‘weapons’
An artist in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories says Facebook is culturally discriminating against Inuit after the site rejected his ads selling
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Looking for your Valentine? Facebook group plays matchmaker for Inuit singles
If you’ve been finding the dating scene in your Arctic community a little chilly, there’s a new way to find
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Facebook apologizes for removing posts selling sealskin products — again
Facebook users in the North say they’re frustrated the social media giant is removing posts selling sealskin products — again.
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Canadian Inuit language settings coming soon to Facebook
Facebook users could be clicking “piugijara” instead of the “like” button to show they support someone’s post by next year.
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Alaskan Inuit dialect added to Facebook’s Translate app
Facebook added Inupiaq, an Alaskan Inuit dialect, as a language option thanks to a grassroots project started by an Alaskan
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Northern Sweden to host more Facebook servers
Facebook buys land for its third server hall in the town of Luleå, in Northern Sweden. Facebook already has two
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Selling caribou meat online may hasten herds’ decline: biologist
Wildlife managers in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut are worried the growing online market for caribou meat may put
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