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MediaSmarts is Canada’s not-for-profit centre for digital and media literacy. Its vision is that all Canadians have the critical thinking skills to engage with media as active and informed digital citizens. MediaSmarts’ programs are supported by: TELUS, CIRA, Bell, Facebook, Google, the National Film Board of Canada, APTN, BellMedia and Corus.
Overview
Location
Canada, Ontario, Ottawa
Employees
51-200
Phone
+1 613-224-7721
Founded date
1994
Mentions in press and media 5
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| Oct 25, 2022 | Bumble Open Sourced Its AI Tool to Fight Against Unwanted Cyberflashing | April Fowell, Tech Times 25 October 2022, 03:10 am Bumble's Private Detector, its artificial intelligence tool, protects users from lewd photos. It screens images sent from matches to see if they contain inappropriate content. The tool was ... |
| Sep 1, 2020 | Think before you share: Four tips and three tools for spotting a bot on social media | A browser extension from BotSight labels tweets based on an analysis of the account’s activity and behavior. This Twitter account was started very recently (August 2020) which may be part of the reason it was flagged as a bot. Image: TechRe... |
| Sep 5, 2019 | Twenty-one organizations receive $12.4 million from government’s CanCode program | Twenty-one organizations are receiving a collective $12.4 million from the second stream of the federal government’s CanCode program. This is in addition to the six organizations that received funding from the program earlier this summer. M... |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Telus launches Internet safety program | Article content Telus announced the rollout today of a Canada-wide Internet safety program for parents, kids and educators that will include an online site, seminars and one-on-one training aimed at Internet users of all ages. The announcem... |
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FAQ about MediaSmarts
When was MediaSmarts founded?
MediaSmarts was founded in 1994.
What has the press written about MediaSmarts?
Parsers VC has collected 5 articles mentioning MediaSmarts, among them “Bumble Open Sourced Its AI Tool to Fight Against Unwanted Cyberflashing” (Oct 25, 2022) and “Think before you share: Four tips and three tools for spotting a bot on social media” (Sep 1, 2020).
Is MediaSmarts still active?
Yes, MediaSmarts is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 8, 2022.