The podcast that’s banned on Facebook
Download MP3Taproot co-founders Karen Unland and Mack Male break down the impact of the Online News Act, being blocked on Facebook, and how the company is planning to grow. Plus, we geek out over the use of programming tools for editorial work.
Here are the relevant links for this episode:
Here are the relevant links for this episode:
Taproot
- We're blocked on Meta's platforms
- Taproot Edmonton is taking a summer break
- LION names Taproot a finalist for resilience award
Online News Act
- Online News Act (Wikipedia)
- The Lose-Lose-Lose-Lose Bill C-18 Outcome: Meta Blocking News Links on Facebook and Instagram in Canada
- Media Publishers File Flawed Competition Act Application Over Meta Blocking News Links Due to Bill C-18
Valley Line LRT
- Edmonton Folk Festival-goers navigate transportation challenges, testing set to resume on new LRT line
- PSA: Valley Line Southeast train testing resumes from Whitemud Drive to Mill Woods
Animal care
- Edmonton animal rescues see alarming rise in cat abandonments
- 56 cats removed from central Edmonton home: city
Renewables ban
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Creators and Guests
Guest
Karen Unland
Co-founder of @taprootyeg with @mastermaq. Creator of @albertapodnet. Co-host of @thatsathingyeg. Fan of crazy ideas that just might work. She/her
