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Facebook warns it could block news in Canada over proposed legislation
Facebook might ban news sharing in Canada if the country passes legislation forcing the company to pay news outlets for their content (via The Wall Street Journal).
In a post shared on Friday, Facebook parent company Meta says Canada’s proposed Online News Act falsely presumes that it “unfairly benefits from its relationship with publishers.”
theverge.com
Experiment finds TikTok, Facebook approve ads pushing election misinformation
Facebook and TikTok failed to block paid advertisements spreading misinformation about voting in the 2022 midterm elections, according to a new report from the human rights non-profit Global Witness and the Cybersecurity for Democracy (C4D) Team at New York University.
mashable.com
New features
LinkedIn has rolled out a range of accessibility updates
Firstly, image ads will support alt (alternative) text descriptions. Handy for everyone and important for those who are visually impaired or blind.
LinkedIn is also introducing auto-captions for videos. Captions will automatically be generated for English-language video uploads, which can be reviewed before publishing.
You can also enable high contrast when watching videos on the LinkedIn app. This setting adjusts colours to improve accessibility for those with low vision or visual disabilities.
Finally LinkedIn’s added a Practical Accessibility for Designers course to its Learning library.
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Welcome to Tuesday's update 🙌
As part of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, LinkedIn has rolled out a range of accessibility updates.
Are you using alt text on your images in posts and ads?
Have a productive day!
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