Skip to main content

The context you need, when you need it

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own.

We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?

Join now

Facebook Archive

Archives for October 2018

Technology
Facebook is looking outside the company for a new face of FacebookFacebook is looking outside the company for a new face of Facebook
Technology

The social networking giant is on a hunt all over the globe for a new head of policy and communications.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Facebook will soon rely on Instagram for the majority of its ad revenue growthFacebook will soon rely on Instagram for the majority of its ad revenue growth
Technology

As Instagram’s founders depart, execution can’t skip a beat.

By Kurt Wagner and Rani Molla
Zuckerberg: The Recode interview
Technology

Everything was on the table — and after Facebook’s wildest year yet, that’s a really big table.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Silicon Valley congressman Ro Khanna explains his ‘internet bill of rights’Silicon Valley congressman Ro Khanna explains his ‘internet bill of rights’
Technology

The proposed legislation offers new rules for data portability, net neutrality and more that Democrats might push for if they recapture Congress.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
‘Sorry to Bother You’ director Boots Riley suspects social media platforms are hiding politics they don’t like‘Sorry to Bother You’ director Boots Riley suspects social media platforms are hiding politics they don’t like
Technology

“Here’s the part where I maybe start sounding like I’ve got a tinfoil hat,” he explains on the latest Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson
Facebook is audaciously launching a video gadget for your home, called Portal. Is that a good idea?
Technology

Facebook could improve video calls. The question is whether people will let it.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Tesla’s board is too weak to stop its CEO Elon Musk from tweetingTesla’s board is too weak to stop its CEO Elon Musk from tweeting
Technology

“He paid $20 million for a tweet,” Kara Swisher says on the latest episode of Pivot. “Who says Twitter can’t make money?”

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Elites like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos think they’re being philanthropic. But they could do so much more.Elites like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos think they’re being philanthropic. But they could do so much more.
Technology

“Winners Take All” author Anand Giridharadas says elites only help on their own terms — and never in any way that would endanger their own extreme wealth.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Google’s former PR boss Jessica Powell wrote a satirical novel about tech and published it all on MediumGoogle’s former PR boss Jessica Powell wrote a satirical novel about tech and published it all on Medium
Technology

“The Big Disruption” scrutinizes Silicon Valley from the perspective of someone who has spent most of her career in the industry: “You can love something but also be critical of it,” Powell says.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Meet Adam Mosseri, Instagram’s new bossMeet Adam Mosseri, Instagram’s new boss
Technology

As expected, Instagram’s VP of Product — who previously built Facebook’s news feed — was promoted to Head of Instagram.

By Kurt Wagner