Oct 06 Facebook blames massive outage on error during routine maintenance By Associated Press Facebook's vice president of infrastructure said that Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp going dark was "caused not by malicious activity, but an error of our own making."… Continue reading
Oct 05 WATCH: 'Choices being made inside Facebook are disastrous,' whistleblower says By News Desk Frances Haugen, a former data scientist for Facebook, testified to Congress on Oct. 5 about the tech giant’s negligence of acknowledging its societal harms, particularly to children. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: Facebook whistleblower testifies to Senate on children and social media By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press A former Facebook data scientist told Congress on Tuesday that the social network giant's products harm children and fuel polarization in the U.S. while its executives refuse to change because they elevate profits over safety. Continue reading
Sep 30 WATCH: Facebook head of safety testifies during hearing on social media mental health harms By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Facing outrage over its handling of internal research on harm to teens from Instagram, a Facebook executive is telling Congress that the company is working to protect young people on its platforms. Continue reading
Sep 29 YouTube bans false vaccine claims By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press The ban on vaccine misinformation comes as countries around the world continue to offer free immunizations for COVID-19 to a somewhat hesitant public. Continue reading
Sep 27 Facebook puts Instagram for kids on hold after pushback By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press The announcement follows a investigative series by The Wall Street Journal which reported that Facebook was aware that the use of Instagram by some teenage girls led to mental health issues and anxiety. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 7:31 Facebook probe looks at how the company handles its 'negative side effects' The social media giant Facebook is the subject of a Wall Street Journal investigative series out this week that highlights the ways in which Facebook handles -- or doesn’t handle -- a range of issues across its vast digital empire… Continue watching
Aug 27 House panel seeks records from tech companies in riot probe By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The requests were issued Friday to technology giants, including Google, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok. They also went to Reddit, Parler, Telegram, 4chan, 8kun and other platforms. Continue reading
Aug 24 On TikTok, misogyny and white supremacy slip through 'enforcement gap' By Amanda Becker, The 19th A new report shows how extremists use profiles, hashtags and other effects that violate the platform’s community guidelines. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 5:20 U.S. Surgeon General warns against vaccine misinformation on social media In our news wrap Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy urged social media platforms to take action against vaccine misinformation arguing false claims are feeding vaccine resistance. President Biden met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House and faced… Continue watching