Social Media

In his probe of Instagram and its impact on young people, Sen. Richard Blumenthal is asking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before a Senate committee.

A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit filed by several “conservative content creators” who claimed YouTube banned their videos and suspended their accounts.

An animal rights group has sued YouTube claiming the company has not enforced its ban on videos showing animal abuse.

Facebook will hire 10,000 European workers to build “the metaverse,” a futuristic platform for connecting online using augmented and virtual reality.

A group gathered outside of the home of Mark Zuckerberg demanding he resign as CEO of the social media company.

“On National Bullying Prevention and Awareness Day in the US, we’re announcing updates to our global bullying and harassment policies to better protect members of our community, particularly those who may be vulnerable to online abuse,” Facebook said in a news release.

Twitter will allow users to remove followers without completely banishing them from the user’s Twitter feed.

An investigation by The Associated Press has found that a vocal group of chiropractors has become an influential force in stirring up anti-vaccine misinformation during the pandemic.

Facebook and Instagram appear to be experiencing issues on Friday, just days after a global outage occurred.

Almost all Americans surveyed agree that misinformation is a problem. But few are very concerned that they themselves might be responsible

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Frances Haugen, a Facebook whistleblower, will speak with members of the January 6 Select Committee to discuss the social media platform’s role in the events of the Capitol riot.

On its Twitter account, the popular streaming platform Twitch confirmed a data breach had taken place Wednesday but stayed mum on specifics.

The global outage knocked Facebook and its other platforms offline for hours.

A San Antonio man falsely claimed on social media that he had paid a person infected with COVID-19 to lick items at a grocery store, authorities said.

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified that the company’s platforms harm children and fuel division and that the company chooses “profits before people.”

Facebook shares also dropped more than 5% as the hours-long outage continued Monday.

Facebook and its apps Instagram and WhatsApp were all down on Monday in an apparent widespread outage, according to the company.

Facebook is asking a federal court to dismiss a revised complaint against it by the Federal Trade Commission.