Facebookās voting labels on candidate posts sow confusion
Facebook has started adding informational labels to all posts about voting by federal elected officials and candidates in the U.S., as it said it would do. But the move appears...
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Twitter: Hack hit 130 accounts, company “embarrassed”
Twitter says the hack that compromised the accounts of some of its most high-profile users targeted 130 people. The hackers were able to reset the passwords of 45 of those...
Facebook removes Trump ads with symbols once used by Nazis
Facebook has removed campaign ads by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence that featured an upside-down red triangle, a symbol once used by Nazis to designate political prisoners,...
How messaging technology is helping fuel global protests
When a friend shared a Facebook post with Michelle Burris inviting her to protest in downtown Washington, D.C., last Saturday, she knew she had to go. So she bought a...
Facebook to warn users who “liked” coronavirus hoaxes
Facebook will soon let you know if you saw or interacted with dangerous coronavirus misinformation on the site.
Tech companies step up fight against bad coronavirus info
Potentially dangerous coronavirus misinformation has spread from continent to continent like the pandemic itself, forcing the worldās largest tech companies to take unprecedented action to protect public health.
Twitter bans all political advertisements following controversy around Facebook ads
Twitter is banning all political advertising from its service, saying social media companies give advertisers an unfair advantage in proliferating highly targeted, misleading messages.
Instagram expands test hiding ālikesā to make you happier
People can still see how many people liked their own photos, but wonāt see counts for other peopleās posts.
FTC fines Facebook $5B, adds oversight for privacy mishaps
Federal regulators have fined Facebook $5 billion for privacy violations and are instituting new oversight and restrictions on its business. But they are only holding CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally responsible...
Facebook extends ban on hate speech to “white nationalists”
Facebook is extending its ban on hate speech to prohibit the promotion and support of white nationalism and white separatism.