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.
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Documents show Facebook used user data as a competitive weapon
Internal Facebook documents released by a U.K. parliamentary committee offer the clearest evidence yet that the social network has used its enormous trove of user data as a competitive weapon,...
From penny press to Snapchat:聽Parents have been fretting about technology through the ages
NEW YORK --聽When Stephen Dennis was raising his two sons in the 1980s, he never heard the phrase 鈥渟creen time,鈥� nor did he worry much about the hours his kids...
Twitter permanently bans Alex Jones, Infowars citing abuse
Twitter is permanently banning right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his "Infowars" show for abusive behavior.
Facebook finds “sophisticated” efforts to disrupt elections
Facebook said it has uncovered "sophisticated" efforts, possibly linked to Russia, to influence U.S. politics on its platforms.
Facebook to label election-related “issue ads” in U.S.
Facebook is expanding its advertising disclosure requirements to cover all U.S. ads on polarized issues such as gun control and abortion rights, even if they don't endorse a particular candidate.
Twitter to add special labels to political candidates in U.S.
Twitter says it's adding special labels to tweets from some U.S. political candidates ahead of this year's midterm elections.
Poll: Privacy debacle prompts social-media changes
If you've made changes to how you use social media since Facebook's Cambridge Analytica privacy debacle, you're not alone.
Zuckerberg says regulation inevitable. Is Congress up to it?
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged Wednesday that regulation of social media companies is "inevitable" and disclosed that his own personal information has been compromised by malicious outsiders. But after two...
“I’m sorry:” Zuckerberg opens Senate hearing with an apology
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg began a two-day congressional inquisition Tuesday with a public apology for a privacy scandal that has roiled the social media giant he founded more than a...