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How MTL Blog Is Navigating Meta & Google's Response To Bill C-18

When you ask people in Montreal if they know MTL Blog, they’ll often say our posts are prominently featured in their Instagram feeds, or that they recently clicked on one of our articles on Facebook.

We’ve always been a socially-driven company, and have loved bringing the audiences on these platforms stories that connect them to the city they live in and love.

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A 2-Storey Burger King Jungle Gym Is For Sale In Montreal & It's Time To Up Your Backyard Game

Montrealers nostalgic for the good ol' days of fast food play pits can now get their hands on one whopper of a childhood relic. A ginormous Burger King jungle gym is up for sale on Facebook and it's surprisingly affordable.

For $5,000 a buyer can walk away with the whole "commercial game room" of an old BK joint. And the haul is pretty sizeable.

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Want A Blue Checkmark On Facebook & Instagram? You Could Soon Pay For One

If you've always wanted a blue checkmark by your name on Facebook or Instagram, you may soon get your chance — but you'll have to shell out for it.

Meta is introducing a paid verification system on both platforms this week. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the launch of the new measures in Australia and New Zealand, saying it will be available in "more countries soon."

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Canada's Most-Viewed Website Is Montreal's Fault & It's NSFW

You visit some websites daily, like Google, TikTok or Instagram — all based in other countries with varying levels of popularity — but how do your habits stack up against the rest of the world?

A new ranking by Visual Capitalist shows which websites get the most traffic internationally and only one Canadian site made the top 15 (or the top 50): Pornhub. Even then, it looks like more of the globe turns to another adult site to get turned on.

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9 Of The Weirdest Expensive Items For Sale On Montreal Facebook Marketplace

Montreal is a creative city, not just when it comes to the arts, but also Facebook Marketplace listings. The following items not only beg the question, "who would want that?" but also "who would pay that?"

These vendors have some very odd things to sell and they're not afraid to charge for them:

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Google & Meta Have Open Jobs In Montreal — And Some Positions Might Pay Over $100,000

Jobs in tech and online companies are starting to show up in Canada in a big way, according to a recent CBC report. Companies like Google, Meta (previously known as Facebook) and Amazon have already begun hiring. Google in particular is reportedly aiming to triple its workforce here in the Great White North. And some of these initiatives are sparkling new jobs right here in Montreal.

While starting salaries aren't included in the job descriptions, we do have some idea of what these snazzy positions pay. Currently in Montreal, Meta is hiring workers in advertising technology, communications and public policy, and software engineering. According to Glassdoor, the average salary for a software engineer at Meta is around CA$139,665 per year.

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A Video Shows Montreal Police Kneeling On A Black Teenager's Neck & Back

A video taken on June 10 appears to show a Montreal police officer kneeling on the neck and back of a Black teenager while conducting an arrest. 

The SPVM told MTL Blog that officers were responding to a 911 call at the George-Vanier High School, in Montreal's Villeray neighbourhood, "because a fight was in progress involving about fifteen individuals."

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Moving Photos Show A Vigil Taking Place In Montreal To Honour The Family Killed In London

Montrealers gathered yesterday at a vigil in Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension to commemorate the lives of the four family members who were killed in a hate-motivated attack in London, Ontario, on June 6. 

More than 2,000 people responded to a Facebook event page, and over 600 people indicated they would be going to the vigil to honour the lives of Salman Afzaal, 46; Madiha Salman, 44; Yumna Afzaal, 15; and Talat Afzaal, 74, as well as to support 9-year-old Fayez Afzaal, who survived the attack. 

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A Live Feed Shows A Huge Crowd Marching Through Montreal To Protest Quebec Health Measures

If you're around the Olympic Stadium on Saturday — or you simply log into Facebook and watch the live feed — you'll see a huge crowd marching through the streets of Montreal in protest to express, as the Facebook event page puts it, "disagreement with health measures in Quebec." 

The march, dubbed "Québec Debout," is one of six protests happening "for freedom" across Quebec on May 1. 

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Instagram Has Banned Popular Canadian Anti-Masker & Anti-Vaxxer Chris Sky

Popular Canadian social media personality and anti-masker Chris Saccoccia — also known as Chris Sky — has been banned from Instagram over "content promoting widely debunked hoaxes," Facebook (which owns Instagram) confirmed in a statement to MTL Blog.

Saccoccia, who is reportedly the son of prominent Vaughan real estate developer Art Saccoccia,had his account removed earlier this week, partly due to what Facebook considers "harmful vaccine information." Toronto Star reported that he also appears to have been added to Canada's no-fly list. 

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People Will Be Protesting In Panties In Front Of UQAM This Week & Here's Why

This Thursday, April 8, a protest will be held in front of Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) "in support of Hélène Boudreau," a graduate from the school who is currently facing a legal battle "for the inappropriate use of the University's name and logo in connection with intimate photos."

In a Facebook post, one of the organizers wrote, "We invite all people from all backgrounds, all genders, to come and support the movement... but above all to people who wish to abolish the patriarchal institutions of our society."

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Viral Photos Apparently Show An Enormous Lineup To Visit A Montreal Apartment

Photos posted to Facebook by one Annie Vallée show what she describes as an enormous lineup to visit a Montreal apartment.

Vallée told MTL Blog she was walking home down rue Galt when she spotted the crowd, which she estimates reached up to 40 people.

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