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Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta in court against monopoly claims

3:53pm April 15, 2025

In Zuckerberg's second day of testifying in the federal antitrust trial, he defended Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The U.S. government wants Meta to bust up the two companies.

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Meta and the FTC face off in court over monopoly claims

1:45pm April 14, 2025

Dozens of witnesses are set to take the stand in the trial, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is scheduled to testify for seven hours. The outcome could reshape the future of Meta.

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Stick with us: Why the internet is obsessed with one of the simplest tools known to man

5:00am January 23, 2025

"Stick Nation" is a worldwide movement that thrives on irreverent, fantastical and downright wholesome descriptions of sticks.

Facebook Parent Company Meta To Report Quarterly Earnings

Meta built a global fact-checking operation. Will it survive?

4:27am January 10, 2025

by Huo Jingnan

The company's policy reversal comes as the U.S. is diverging sharply from other countries over regulating social media.

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Instagram reel roundup: School for dads, COVID conundrum, skateboarders in skirts

10:24am December 28, 2024

The most popular Instagram reels from our Goats and Soda team: Bolivia's bold women skateboarders, ponytail-making lessons, a perplexing COVID situation, fog harvesting.

Instagram makes all teen accounts private, in a highly scrutinized push for child safety

8:02am September 17, 2024

The social media app unveiled a new product for young users of the app that is intended to make the service safer for teenagers. The tools include making all teen accounts private and allowing parents to supervise activity.

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Politics & Government

Meta shutters tool used to fight disinformation, despite outcry

7:00am August 14, 2024

by Dara Kerr

The social media company discontinues its CrowdTangle tool, which researchers have used to track misinformation. Amid fears of election interference, lawmakers have urged Meta to keep it running.

El Massry took this photo of a felucca sailing down the Nile in the south of Cairo on a morning in 2022. He digitally framed the image with a photo of a window in an old antique shop, and in his signature style, added a bird or two.

Arts

These dreamy photos of historical Cairo will transport you to another time

6:54am April 28, 2024

by Malaka Gharib

Photographer Nour El Massry captures ethereal images of Egyptian landscapes, interiors and architecture in one of the world's largest megacities.

Amid growing concern about children's use of social media, the United Kingdom implemented rules designed to keep kids safer and limit their screen time. The U.S. is weighing similar legislation.

Health & Safety

TikTok and others change platforms to protect kids. Advocates say it's just a start

2:37pm March 29, 2024

by Rhitu Chatterjee

A new report by Children and Screens rounds up the changes spurred by the U.K.'s Age Appropriate Design Code, which went into effect in 2020. Similar laws are being considered in the U.S.

Some TikTok creators have embraced the de-influencer movement, like Diana Wiebe, seen in a screenshot here, who goes by the TikTok handle @depressiondotgov and critiques social media influencing.

Arts

'This is garbage': Step aside, influencers — we're now in the era of de-influencing

5:00am March 25, 2024

by Brianna Scott

A new movement has emerged in recent years: de-influencing. What started as a backlash to advertising could now have a surprising and real-world impact on the environment.

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