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Shirin Ghaffary

Shirin Ghaffary

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Shirin Ghaffary

    How to fix Facebook
    Technology

    Can Facebook be redeemed? Twelve leading experts share bold solutions to the company’s urgent problems.

    By Shirin Ghaffary
    Technology
    Wall Street doesn’t care about the Facebook leaks. Mark Zuckerberg does.Wall Street doesn’t care about the Facebook leaks. Mark Zuckerberg does.
    Technology

    Facebook’s numbers are doing fine for now — but not its reputation.

    By Shirin Ghaffary
    Technology
    Facebook’s name change plan reflects its real prioritiesFacebook’s name change plan reflects its real priorities
    Technology

    Political scrutiny isn’t stopping Mark Zuckerberg from building the metaverse.

    By Shirin Ghaffary
    Facebook’s whistleblower tells Congress how to regulate tech
    Technology

    Frances Haugen’s testimony offers a path forward on how to address Facebook’s harms.

    By Shirin Ghaffary
    Technology
    Why this Facebook scandal is differentWhy this Facebook scandal is different
    Technology

    Internal evidence shared by a former Facebook product manager shows Facebook has ignored the harm it causes.

    By Shirin Ghaffary
    The real stakes of Apple’s battle over remote work
    Technology

    Inside the unexpected fight that’s dividing the most valuable company in the world.

    By Shirin Ghaffary and Rani Molla
    Technology
    It’s getting harder for people to believe that Facebook is a net good for societyIt’s getting harder for people to believe that Facebook is a net good for society
    Technology

    Why the latest Facebook scandal might stick.

    By Shirin Ghaffary
    Technology
    Never going back to the office? Facebook has an app for that.Never going back to the office? Facebook has an app for that.
    Technology

    The company is rolling out a virtual reality videoconference app as part of its “metaverse” future.

    By Shirin Ghaffary
    How Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are handling the Taliban
    Technology

    The world might accept the Taliban as a legitimate government. Will social media companies?

    By Shirin Ghaffary
    Why no one knows how bad Facebook’s vaccine misinformation problem is
    Technology

    Facebook is being cagey about Covid-19 content on its platform, researchers say.

    By Shirin Ghaffary