In a Thursday presentation, Facebook executives told employees the company isn’t to blame for social division in the country.

Politicians in Congress are talking about returning to the days of robust anti-monopoly enforcement.

For decades, many of us have been building a future where we could be connected while apart.

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His resignation comes amid new revelations of entanglements with Nextdoor and the Walton Foundation.

A theory circulating on TikTok argues someone is just taking a picture of influencers holding up their phones.

Ghost boxes in Zillow's maps of cities like Chicago and Cincinnati appear to mark the homes bulldozed to build freeways — and the neighborhoods that were displaced in the process.

The New York Times columnist has been using his perch to promote the Weave Project — without disclosing his potential conflicts of interest to his readers.

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Brooks also appeared in a Facebook-produced video panel used to promote an NYU study of Facebook Groups funded by the social media giant.

Facebook Vice President Andrew Bosworth told employees that the company is evaluating the legal and privacy issues around facial recognition for its upcoming wearable gadget.

The new social media app takes away the instant gratification and inauthenticity that's overpowered apps like Instagram for far too long.

Embraced by India's right-wing government, Koo has given a platform to anti-Muslim hostility.

Facebook’s rules to combat misinformation and hate speech are subject to the whims and political considerations of its CEO and his policy team leader.

“I know it’s a ban because I know how the architecture works.

“Based on everything we know about Mars in the past, it absolutely should have been capable of supporting ancient life," one NASA scientist said.

Fifteen states have opened up vaccinations to people with certain health conditions.

A patent unveiled on Thursday describes several potential uses for Clearview AI, such as creating networks for people in industries like real estate or retail to “share headshots of high-risk individuals.

Defying the Indian government could put Twitter officials in jail.

The government has reportedly ordered the company to take down access to nearly 1,200 additional accounts.

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Documents seen by BuzzFeed News show that Parler offered Trump 40% of the company if he posted exclusively to the platform.

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has used anti-blasphemy rules to target members of the Ahmadiyya community.

The social media company is refusing an order to take down accounts the government wants gone.

Some of Mexico's most popular influencers are being accused of sexual assault — but many of the women who speak out are getting victim-blamed.

The company faced criticism from families who said its low-cost internet plan was too slow for online learning.

In an internal post, the company outlined how it will try to protect people opposing Myanmar’s military coup.

He will be replaced by Andy Jassy, who is currently CEO of Amazon Web Services.

A December request for contract proposals calls microwave weapons “a growing threat on the battlefield.

The viral video looked too absurd to be real, but online sleuths were able to quickly verify its location.

The government order to block included a movie star, a political commentator, and a prominent magazine.

The audio-based app has become popular with the Black entertainment industry — for better and for worse.

A viral tweet by a former Comcast employee supports high school students’ claims that the company’s low-cost internet plan isn’t always fast enough for remote learning.

"We have been called boomers many times over the past week," said the head of one hedge fund.

Douglass Mackey, a white nationalist troll who ran a Trump-boosting Twitter account as “Ricky Vaughn,” is accused of using memes to spread misinformation and disenfranchise voters during the 2016 election.

One financial industry expert told BuzzFeed News the redditors were engaged in a “coordinated attack.

Local police are “looking into concerns” around the incident.

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Twitter did not take “Shoot” off its trending topics for at least a couple of hours — after there was public outcry, and after BuzzFeed News emailed asking for comment.

Facebook and Twitter spent so long worrying about moderation, they forgot they could just pound the "ban" button.

The Women for America First cross-country tour spent the weeks before its Jan.

Little Miss Patriot is amassing followers despite Instagram suspending her accounts for spreading disinformation.

The move could have ripple effects around the world, including in the United States.

A new privacy policy will be delayed three months after people were confused about what it would mean.

“There isn’t a word to describe the depression and disappointment I feel right now.

A judge had allowed Anthony Levandowski to serve out his 18-month prison sentence after the pandemic.

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Right-wing extremists used Facebook to call for the overthrow of the government and storm the US Capitol building in the period leading up to the Jan.

“Out of an abundance of caution, we are temporarily banning ads promoting weapons accessories and protective equipment in the U.

“Whether through negligence or with full knowledge, Facebook is placing profit ahead of our Nation’s democracy.

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“It’s almost impossible to confidently assess the labor conditions in Xinjiang.

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Earlier this week, Facebook employees warned that military product ads were being advertised against news about DC riots.

On secret communication channels and open message boards, white supremacists are rejoicing at what President Donald Trump unleashed — and planning their next moves.

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At least one person that "Thad Williams" helped send to DC bragged about carrying a firearm to the nation's capital.

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“We are continuing our work to ensure hate group members are not part of the Airbnb community.

The move makes YouTube the latest in a string of technology companies that have moved to limit the President online after his supporters stormed the Capitol last week.

Trump supporters are planning and preparing for more inauguration-related rallies, but they will no longer be able to use GoFundMe to help them get there.

Amazon's suspension of Parler's account means that once the ban takes effect on Sunday Parler will be offline until it finds a new home.

Parler had been given a 24-hour ultimatum to implement a moderation policy following reports that it was used to plan riots at the US Capitol.

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For years, Trump has used the social media site to spread hate and lies.

The social networking app favored by conservatives has been given 24 hours to institute a moderation policy.

The social platform is permanently suspending accounts “that are solely dedicated to sharing QAnon content.

A group of channels connected to the Epoch Times is pumping out hoaxes and lies without identifying their connections to the right-wing newspaper.

Social media companies banned Trump, but not the groups he inspired.

At least one laptop believed to contain sensitive information was among the items stolen from Congress.

The assault on the Capitol, and on democracy, also felt like meme-making social media performance.

Lin Wood used Twitter to promote yesterday's insurrection and to spread conspiracy theories about the presidential election.

“We are extending the block indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks,” wrote CEO Mark Zuckerberg in the announcement.

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The president has earned a timeout, but hasn’t been banned — yet.

The collective delusion finally reached the level of violence it always threatened.

The mob that forced Congress to flee organized on both obscure and mainstream sites.

One man was photographed with his feet on a desk in Nancy Pelosi's office.

While violent supporters stormed the Capitol, Donald Trump cheered them on using the last tool he has: the internet.

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Observers have long warned of rising forced labor in Xinjiang. Satellite images show factories built just steps away from cell blocks.

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Lockport City School District has argued that “history shows we are in good company.

“It does kind of feel like Etsy’s left us to the sharks," said one seller who fears customers will take out their USPS frustrations on her.

“It feels like we are trying to justify doing a bad thing by hiding behind people with a sympathetic message.

It is impossible to make sense of the more than 300,000 Americans who have died of COVID-19.

"Following the science is necessary but not sufficient," said Matthew Seeger, a risk communication expert.

Sikhs are rallying in Silicon Valley in support of protesting Indian farmers.

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Roughly 50 fake accounts exploited the conservative social network to shill Trump coins, Trump hats, and CBD oil.

"We all get the privilege of seeing the future because we are making it.

The takedowns are the latest in a series of sweeping changes that have shocked the adult industry.

A departing Facebook employee says the social network's failure to act on hate speech “makes it embarrassing to work here.

Facebook is on track for record ad revenue this year. That’s partly due to its lax approach to stopping scammers, hackers, and disinformation peddlers who buy ads that rip off and manipulate people, say former and current workers.

Here are some under-the-radar podcasts making waves with true crime obsessives.

Forty-eight attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission filed suit against the company Wednesday.

Thousands of videos uploaded before Wednesday that cast doubt on the election results will be allowed to remain on the platform.

Lies about science, civil rights, and the vote itself have turned Americans against one another.

One of the half-dozen Amazon employees fired following worker protests during the height of the coronavirus pandemic will get a hearing before the National Labor Relations Board.