News and analysis for all things Facebook and Meta, its parent company.
At least three have resigned in protest in the past week.
This is how Facebook’s CEO is thinking about democracy, speech, and racial justice at a critical moment.
On a tense call with employees, the Facebook CEO defended his decision not to moderate Trump’s posts.
Manage activity will make hiding your past shame easier than ever.
Change will be harder for Silicon Valley than just donating money.
Facebook employees are fed up with how Mark Zuckerberg is handling Trump’s “looting ... shooting” post.
Either because they don’t take him seriously or because they don’t want to fight him in public. Or both.
The two tech giants are divided on how to handle Trump’s escalating war on social media.
What happens when the medical misinformation comes from the president?
The social media giant is letting its employees request to permanently work from home.
The app is one step closer to being end-to-end encrypted by default.
Mark Zuckerberg wants to give small retailers a way to sell online that doesn’t involve Amazon.
The company says it’s seeing less money coming in from advertisers.
The world’s largest social network has improved upon Zoom’s missteps for its newest familiar offering.
Despite what the internet might be telling you, cellphones did not cause the Covid-19 pandemic.
The company says it’s only taking down event pages in states where protests break social distancing rules.
The company will point users who have interacted with harmful information about the coronavirus to the WHO.
Twitter and the New York Times are crucial, but advertisers are pulling away. Expect to see that across media.
Privacy advocates want restrictions on how much phone location data the government gets from tech companies.
The cancellations of some of the biggest tech events of the year could be a sign of what’s to come in other sectors.
The State Department seems unusually secretive in its reports on coronavirus disinformation.
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok are all battling misinformation related to the novel coronavirus.
The social media giant is suing OneAudience, which allegedly paid third-party developers to track users who used the “login with Facebook” feature.
The world’s biggest tech companies are coming to terms with how their businesses are being impacted by the global outbreak.
US Sen. Michael Bennet sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg asking how he’s preventing the company from helping undermine democratic elections.
Apple is considering letting iPhone users change the default browser and email apps on their phones.
It’s the latest example of how the tech industry is reacting to worries about the virus’s spread.
Unwinding past deals, while seemingly unlikely, is on the table.
Digital media companies were supposed to be sold to TV companies. Look what’s happening instead.
The House probe puts pressure on the FTC and DOJ in their own investigations of Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook.
Facial recognition technology is advancing faster than the laws that regulate it.
Facebook seems to be bending over backward to keep the GOP happy, and Dems are speaking up about it.
The “Off-Facebook Activity” tool lets you see — and somewhat control — what other sites and apps tell Facebook about you.
The company announced new details Tuesday about how what’s been called its “Supreme Court” for content moderation will work.
As antitrust investigations into Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook ramp up, execs from Sonos, PopSockets, and Tile testified before Congress.
Google and Twitter have changed their approach to political advertising. Facebook is standing pat.
Lots of people have compared Facebook to harmful substances. But they don’t usually work at Facebook.
“I think Facebook is the most afraid”: an interview with former Facebook security executive Alex Stamos.
Microtargeting is the new hotbed of debate around political ads on the internet. But are we even having the right conversation?
Gary Briggs, who until last year was Facebook’s CMO, will oversee a high-stakes advertising campaign on his old platform.