social media

Pleas flood social media for loved ones missing after fire

By Phuong Le, Daisy Nguyen, Don Thompson, Associated Press

Many of the missing are seniors without cellphones or social media accounts who had moved to the Northern California area that's known as a refuge for retirees.

50 million Facebook accounts affected by security breach

By Mae Anderson, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

The company says hackers exploited its "View As" feature, which lets people see what their profiles look like to someone else. Facebook says it has taken steps to fix the security problem and alerted law enforcement.

Lawmakers want to know how ‘deepfake’ videos of real people could threaten national security

By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press

The rising capabilities of the technology are fueling concerns it could be used to make a bogus video, for example, of an American politician accepting a bribe or of a U.S. or an adversarial foreign leader warning of an impending…

Twitter permanently bans Infowars’ Alex Jones, citing abusive behavior

By Associated Press

Twitter says Jones won't be able to create new accounts on Twitter or take over any existing ones.

WATCH: A fast-talking auctioneer-turned-Congressman drowned out this far-right protester

By Associated Press

A House hearing about social media censorship was briefly interrupted as a protester stood up and yelled at Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. A Republican congressman drowned her out using his auctioneering skills.

It’s not fair that victims of abuse and harassment ‘have to do the work to report it,’ Twitter’s Dorsey says

By Associated Press

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says Twitter "can't place the burden" on victims when it comes to reporting abuse on the service.

Justice Department to discuss concerns that social media companies may be ‘stifling’ ideas on their platforms

By Associated Press

The statement comes as Facebook and Twitter executives appeared at congressional hearings Wednesday. Both companies pledged to better protect their social media platforms in the 2018 elections and beyond.

WATCH: Sheryl Sandberg says Facebook has made progress on fighting election meddling

By Associated Press

Facebook's No. 2 executive has told a Senate committee that Facebook has made progress in addressing the issue of meddling by foreign interests in U.S. elections. But Sheryl Sandberg also says security efforts to combat such threats are never finished.

WATCH: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey faces questions about ‘transparency and accountability’ in House hearing

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

In prepared testimony released ahead of a House hearing Wednesday, Jack Dorsey says he wants to be clear about one thing: "Twitter does not use political ideology to make any decisions, whether related to ranking content on our service or…