Meta allows Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram The social media company is letting a two-year ban, imposed after Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, expire.
KUOW Blog 3 key takeaways on the Seattle schools lawsuit against big tech Seattle Public Schools is suing Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat for exacerbating the mental health crisis among its students.
AI-generated fake faces have become a hallmark of online influence operations As artificial intelligence becomes more widely available, bad actors are turning to computer-generated faces in their attempts to manipulate social media networks.
Facebook's own oversight board slams its special program for VIPs Oversight board says Facebook parent Meta appears to be more concerned with avoiding "provoking" VIPs and evading accusations of censorship than balancing tricky questions of free speech and safety.
Facebook parent company Meta sheds 11,000 jobs in latest sign of tech slowdown CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologizes for the layoffs, which represent the first large-scale workforce reduction in the company's 18-year history.
Facebook's parent is fined nearly $25M for violating a campaign finance disclosure law The penalty issued by a Washington state judge was the maximum allowed for more than 800 violations of the state's Fair Campaign Practices Act.
Facebook takes down Russian network impersonating European news outlets Meta says it has disrupted a large Russian network of fake accounts pushing a pro-Kremlin view of the war in Ukraine and a separate Chinese campaign targeting the U.S. midterm elections.
Social media firms are prepping for the midterms. Experts say it may not be enough Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and TikTok are bringing back familiar strategies from 2020 to fight the spread of disinformation in the 2022 midterm elections.
Facebook users reporting celebrity spam is flooding their feeds Meta, the parent company of the social media platform, says a configuration change caused the issue with users' feeds early Wednesday morning.
Nebraska cops used Facebook messages to investigate an alleged illegal abortion A case in Norfolk, Neb., highlights how evidence from online services is fair game in the post-Roe v. Wade era.
