

As expected, those aged 18 to 34 – members of a generation that grew up with touch screens – are significantly more likely to rely on this application (68 per cent) than their counterparts aged 35 to 54 (52 per cent) and aged 55 and over (28 per cent). and Glacier Media asked Canadians about their relationship with WhatsApp to find out more about what we are doing and what we regret being exposed to.Īlmost half of Canadians (45 per cent) told us that they use WhatsApp. For Canadians who have close friends and family in other cities and countries, having this thumbnail in their device has provided an opportunity to stay in touch without hefty data fees. One of the applications that has altered the communications landscape is WhatsApp.

The prevalence of smartphones and laptops has enabled Canadians to turn away from landlines and access a wide range of services that were previously unimaginable. Newcomers are no longer looking for the most efficient pre-paid card inside corner stores. Gone are the days of television ads where companies offered deals to save money on long distance telephone calls. way in which Canadians communicate has changed dramatically over the past two decades. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience.Īll Facebook services are currently down including the Oculus app, Oculus Store, and Oculus website.įacebook's domains currently return NXDOMAIN, the error for domains that do not exist. We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing Facebook app. (Note: Downdetector image above shows Pacific Coast times)

Instagram logged some 21,000 reports of outages while about 14,000 reports of WhatsApp being down were tracked in Canada. The massive collapse comes the morning after Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen revealed on 60 Minutes that Facebook’s own research shows that it amplifies hate, misinformation and political unrest to maximize profits over the public good.ĭowndetector, a website that monitors complaints about such outages, noted there were more than 35,000 Canadians complaining about a Facebook outage shortly after the sites went down. Risk of fire, crashes and more as vehicles recalled in Mississauga, Brampton and beyond Lots of rain, below seasonal temperatures this week in Mississauga and Brampton

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