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    Sean Craig

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    Sean Craig was a reporter at The Logic. He was previously a business reporter at the Financial Post, where he covered the media industry and finance, and a national reporter at Global News. He began his journalism career as an editor and reporter at Canadaland, and as a contributor to BuzzFeed, Vice and the Toronto Star. Before entering the industry, he worked in financial communications in London, focusing on structured finance and credit markets.

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    Articles by Sean Craig

    Shopify bans extremist-friendly “free-speech” social network used by Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect

    https://thelogic.co/news/digital-media/shopify-bans-extremist-friendly-free-speech-social-network-used-by-pittsburgh-synagogue-shooter/

    By Sean Craig   |   Oct 29, 2018

    PayPal, Stripe, Medium, Joyent and GoDaddy have also banned Gab, a known haven for neo-Nazis and white supremacists.

    Explain conversations with Sidewalk Labs or ‘hit the pause button’ on smart city project, says NDP ethics critic to Trudeau government

    https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/explain-conversations-with-sidewalk-labs-or-hit-the-pause-button-on-smart-city-project-says-ndp-ethics-critic-to-trudeau-government/

    By Sean Craig   |   Oct 16, 2018

    The Sidewalk Toronto project has been “dogged by serious ethical, economic and technological concerns,” writes Charlie Angus.

    E-commerce companies are still processing payment transactions for extremists

    https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/e-commerce-companies-are-still-processing-payment-transactions-for-extremists/

    By Sean Craig   |   Oct 11, 2018

    From the former grand wizard of the KKK to a far-right militia, tech firms like WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Stripe and Canada’s own Shopify act as transaction providers for extremists.

    Second round of mass layoffs hits Diply, CEO says company wasn’t profitable

    https://thelogic.co/news/second-round-of-mass-layoffs-hits-diply-ceo-says-company-wasnt-profitable/

    By Sean Craig   |   Sep 28, 2018

    The company, which had 150 staff in September 2016, has laid off 75 in two months.

    Group representing Canada’s leading CEOs to call for strengthening individual privacy, more open data, ahead of national data strategy

    https://thelogic.co/news/innovation-policy/group-representing-canadas-leading-ceos-to-call-for-strengthening-individual-privacy-more-open-data-in-unveiling-principles-ahead-of-national-data-strategy/

    By Sean Craig   |   Sep 24, 2018

    The Business Council of Canada is calling on the federal government to adopt a set of principles for a “responsible and innovative” data economy that includes a proactive stance in favour of individual privacy.

    Apple News preparing for launch in Canada

    https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/apple-news-preparing-for-launch-in-canada/

    By Sean Craig   |   Sep 5, 2018

    Apple is also hiring editorial staff to curate stories in the news aggregation app.

    Superclusters await funding six months after winning $950-million innovation bids

    https://thelogic.co/news/innovation-policy/superclusters-await-funding-six-months-after-winning-950-million-innovation-bids/

    By Sean Craig   |   Sep 4, 2018

    The B.C.-based Digital Technology Supercluster said it could launch as soon as October regardless.

    Hootsuite faces internal, customer discontent amid challenges to its core business

    https://thelogic.co/news/digital-media/hootsuite-faces-internal-customer-discontent-amid-challenges-to-its-core-business/

    By Sean Craig   |   Aug 23, 2018

    The US$750-million social media management company has also seen six senior managers depart since June 2017.

    Hootsuite employees work at the company's main sales office in Vancouver, British Columbia. FILE. December 15, 2016. Glassdoor.

    Indigenous health officials raise concern over Facebook’s suicide prevention efforts

    https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/indigenous-health-officials-raise-concern-over-facebooks-suicide-prevention-efforts/

    By Sean Craig   |   Aug 15, 2018

    Facebook said it has “more to do” after federal officials expressed concerns about a safety feature meant to support suicide prevention.

    No, there aren’t 300,000 Canadians in Silicon Valley

    https://thelogic.co/news/no-there-arent-300000-canadians-in-silicon-valley/

    By Sean Craig   |   Aug 7, 2018

    There aren’t 300,000 Canadians living or working in Silicon Valley. Not even close.

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