In An Increasingly Polarized America, Is It Possible To Be Civil On Social Media?
Tyler and Larry have never met. But almost every day for the last few years, they get into a fight on Twitter.
Housing Department Slaps Facebook With Discrimination Charge
The Department of Housing and Urban Development says Facebook allowed advertisers to use their platform to unlawfully discriminate by restricting which users can see housing ads.
Facebook Bans White Nationalism And Separatism Content From Its Platforms
The company says such content is linked to white supremacy and organized hate groups. Users who search for terms related to white supremacy will be directed to an anti-hate site.
Man Pleads Guilty To Phishing Scheme That Fleeced Facebook, Google Of $100 Million
Evaldas Rimasauskas admitted to his role in helping to orchestrate a two-year-long scam that tricked employees into wiring more than $100 million to his own company's bank accounts.
Facebook Stored Millions Of User Passwords In Plain, Readable Text
The information was held in a readable format within the company's internal data storage systems. Facebook says it "found no evidence to date" of abuse.
After Lawsuits, Facebook Announces Changes To Alleged Discriminatory Ad Targeting
Facebook had given online advertisers tools to exclude users from viewing their ads on the basis of race, gender and other federally protected characteristics. Now Facebook is changing that.
Facebook Admits Mosque Shooting Video Was Viewed At Least 4,000 Times
The video was viewed about 4,000 times before Facebook removed it. Then the social media platform had to contend with more than a million attempted re-uploads.
Social Media Companies Struggle To Pull Live Streamed Video Of Mass Shootings
The shootings at mosques in New Zealand were live-streamed on Facebook, and shared on YouTube and Twitter. The companies have been challenged on their ability to remove this kind of content quickly.
Targeting Online Privacy, Congress Sets A New Tone With Big Tech
In a rare area of bipartisan agreement and after years of little regulation, lawmakers in both chambers say the tech industry needs to do more to protect its users' personal information.
Facebook Vows To Quash Anti-Vaccine Misinformation
The company said ads and other content containing false information about vaccines will be pulled from the platform and accounts that persist in disseminating discredited opinions will be disabled.