Canada's internet use during the COVID-19 pandemic

Published: Aug. 7, 2020, 4:26 p.m.

Canadians, like many around the world, have been spending much more time online during the novel coronavirus pandemic. So when CIRA, Canada's internet registrars, did their annual survey on internet use, they found how that internet use changed with COVID-19. On this episode of This Is Why, we look at how the pandemic changed the use and perception of the internet and social media platforms in Canada. Contact: Adam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter Dave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter This is Why - @ThisIsWhy on Twitter Email us - thisiswhy@globalnews.ca Guests: Spencer Callahan, communications manager for the Canadian Internet Registration  Authority (CIRA) Episode Resources: CIRA release "Facebook named most toxic social media platform by 40 per cent of Canadians"