Social Media
From Facebook to Twitter to YouTube, social media platforms are transforming communication and internet culture, even as they raise privacy concerns for users.
The company is expanding its hate speech policy to include “harmful stereotypes.”
You can now limit who is allowed to respond to your tweets, which Twitter says is helping reduce harassment.
You may be wondering how an app for sharing viral lip-syncing videos poses a national security threat.
Plus, the digital blackface problem we’re finally talking about.
Doug Leone, who has backed both TikTok and Trump, could be the bridge between the two.
Breonna Taylor’s name was a call to action. Then it became a meme.
In an interview with Recode, Rep. Jackie Speier calls on the company to do an internal audit of misogyny on its platform.
The new order is the latest in Trump’s escalating crackdown on the Chinese-owned app over alleged national security concerns.
It’s the latest major tech company to announce it will keep its offices closed much longer than anticipated.
Trump’s false claims about Covid-19 and children are harmful misinformation, according to Facebook’s policies.
Here’s a look at some of the most notable times Facebook has copied other social media upstarts.
The TikTok/Microsoft deal — if it happens — will make it harder to shrink Facebook or Google. Do you think Donald Trump cares about that?
How Facebook decides which ads to display on your News Feed.
Trump’s claims may be dangerous to US election integrity, but the companies say they don’t violate platform policies.
The global hashtag is now being used to bring attention to a women’s rights campaign in Turkey.
The heads of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google fielded questions from members of Congress, some better than others.
At a historic antitrust hearing, many conservatives focused on political drama instead of asking big tech CEOs questions about their market power.
TikTok challenged its competitors on transparency. But what does that actually mean?
The heads of Apple, Facebook, Google, and Amazon are going to get grilled. But that won’t lead — directly — to regulation.
A doctor who thinks alien DNA is used in medicine now says hydroxychloroquine is the cure for Covid-19.
The company will pay Illinois users between $200 and $400 over claims that it violated the state’s facial recognition law.
Following a rocky civil rights audit, Facebook is creating teams to make its platforms work better for everyone.
The label on a Trump post about voting doesn’t actually fact-check misleading claims.
Trump-deployed federal officers are using whatever they can to find evidence against activists.
Cellphone videos filmed inside prisons are giving TikTok users a glimpse into incarceration in the US.
It looks like we’re stuck with video chat. Is that such a bad thing?
Controversy over Facebook’s handling of climate misinformation is drawing scrutiny on Capitol Hill.
Everyone from Barack Obama to Kanye West tweeted a bitcoin scam that raises concerns about how secure their accounts really are.
What the head of the Anti-Defamation League has to say about Facebook, hate speech, and the advertiser boycott of the platform.
Employees can use the social media app on their phones, after all.
The new, deeply critical report highlights the tension between free expression and hate speech on the social network.
They say despite repeated promises over the years, Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t stopped “vitriolic hate” from spreading on the platform.
The social media giant just banned dozens of “boogaloo” extremist accounts.
Inside the unrest at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
Facebook has banned this conspiracy site twice. But its content can still sneak back on.
How Black Lives Matter finally pushed Instagram into politics.
And four other ways people are using social media to support nationwide protests.
Following the president’s lead, Republicans are all trying to chip away at Section 230.
Tired of political ads clogging up your Facebook page? Now there’s a way to stop seeing them.
The NAACP, the Anti-Defamation League, and others say they are sick of waiting for changes.