Taylor Owen, associate professor and founding director of McGill University’s Center for Media, Technology and Democracy, answers questions from Cross Country Checkup callers about Elon Musk's deal to purchase social networking company Twitter for $44 billion US with host Ian Hanomansing.

Elon Musk wants to make Twitter Inc. the world’s destination for unbridled free speech. Neither its business model nor its 229 million regular users may be ready for that.

L’apparition sur des poteaux à Montréal d’affiches véhiculant des informations trompeuses sur la vaccination des enfants contre la COVID-19 inquiète certains experts.

Crypto has an image problem, but a new Canadian industry coalition is hoping to change that.

Parents everywhere are trying to find the best ways to incorporate or limit technology in their children’s lives—and the pandemic hasn’t made it any easier.

In the wake of the Freedom Convoy, conspiracy theories have been on rise in Canada. After two years of the uncertainty of a pandemic and now a war that upends the world order, are these perfect conditions for conspiracy theories to take root? Is Canada entering a new phase of conspiratorial thinking ? The Agenda examines this rise and what can be done.

To rein in concentrated private power, we need a clear, empirical understanding of the mechanisms that monopolies use to maintain their dominance.

W5's Kevin Newman investigates why Rumble, a social media platform started by a Canadian, is attracting the attention of many Republican elites in America, including Donald Trump.

On Sunday, Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek said in a blog post that the company would add a “content advisory” to all podcast episodes that discuss COVID-19.

Outspoken singer-songwriter Neil Young has given Spotify an ultimatum between streaming his music or continuing to distribute the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, known for featuring COVID-19 contrarians with confusing and dangerous views.

From crypto hitting the stratosphere to the new space race, here are the year’s standout developments in innovation.