The Current24:51China suddenly ends international adoptions A Quebec man and his wife are devastated after China suddenly stopped most international adoptions, dashing their hopes of adopting a little boy they’ve spent years getting to know. “We feel that we have a special connection with him,” said Pierre LeMay from Quebec City. “We receive pictures, we … Read more
Donald Trump’s vice-presidential running mate, J.D. Vance, is on TikTok — and he’s collaborating with Canadian-American social media stars the Nelk Boys. Vance’s first post on the social media site features a nine-second video where he can be seen accepting alcohol from Canadian Kyle Forgeard, one of Nelk’s founders. “Yo J.D., we want to welcome you to TikTok,” … Read more
The Canadian government has launched a new interactive online map pinpointing the location of residential schools, and experts say it will help in the search for unmarked or forgotten graves of children forced to go to the institutions. Many residential school buildings have been torn down, paved or built over since the first one opened in Canada … Read more
The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. In a Monday opinion piece in the New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said that social media is a contributing factor in the mental health crisis among young people. “It is … Read more
Meta Platforms could penalize users who fail to label AI-generated audio and visual content posted on its platforms, its top policy executive said on Tuesday. The comments were made by Nick Clegg, the company’s president of global affairs, during an interview with Reuters. Clegg said he felt confident that technology companies could label AI-generated images reliably at … Read more
