Hate speech’s rise on Twitter is unprecedented, researchers find
Problematic content and formerly barred accounts have increased sharply and alarmingly in the short time since Elon Musk took over, researchers said.
Meta is said to plan significant job cuts this week
The job cuts were set to be the most significant at the company since it was founded in 2004, according to sources.
How disinformation splintered and became more intractable
Despite years of efforts by the media, academics and even social media companies to address the problem, disinformation is arguably more pervasive today.
Inside Zuckerberg’s metaverse struggles: Pressure grows amid big losses
Meta has spent billions of dollars and assigned thousands of employees to make Zuckerberg’s dream feasible. But Meta’s metaverse efforts have had a rocky start.
Talk of ‘civil war,’ ignited by Mar-a-Lago search, is flaring online
While in many cases the term is used only loosely — shorthand for intensifying partisan divisions — observers note that for some, it's far more...
Facebook, Twitter and others remove pro-U.S. influence campaign
For the first time, an influence operation promoting U.S. interests abroad has been discovered and taken down from the social media platforms.
How some parents changed their politics in the pandemic
During the pandemic, many parents turned to Facebook groups for support. Now, those spaces have created a movement of anti-mask and anti-vaccine voters.
Mark Zuckerberg prepares Meta employees for a tougher 2022
CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Meta’s 77,800 workers that they should prepare to do more work with fewer resources and that their performances would be graded...
Who is Mark Zuckerberg’s new No. 2? It’s a trick question.
When Sheryl Sandberg said she would step down from Meta, she crystallized a change at the tech giant: Mark Zuckerberg no longer has any clear...