Meta rolls back restrictions on Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts
Meta, the parent company of social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, has decided to remove restrictions …
How small claims court became Meta’s customer service hotline
Last month, Ray Palena boarded a plane from New Jersey to California to appear in court. He found …
News on social media is a fractured mess, Pew study indicates
Pew Research and the Knight Foundation just put out a pair of lengthy reports on how Americans are …
Messenger’s new community chats don’t need to be connected to Facebook groups
Meta will now let you create massive community chats on Messenger with people you aren’t connected to in …
Meta says the future of Facebook is young adults (again)
When you think of the 20-year-old social network that is Facebook, its popularity among “young adults” is what …
Spain blocks Facebook and Instagram from deploying election features
Spain has blocked from rolling out election-focused features on and in the country. Data protection agency AEPD used …
Meta caught an Israeli marketing firm running hundreds of fake Facebook accounts
Meta caught an Israeli marketing firm using fake Facebook accounts to run an influence campaign on its platform, …
EU investigating Meta over addiction and safety concerns for minors
Meta is back in hot water for its methods (or lack thereof) for protecting children. The European Commission …
Meta is expanding its paid verification service for businesses
Meta is expanding its paid verification service for businesses, adding three new tiers to the program that offers …
A researcher is suing Meta for the right to ‘turn off’ Facebook’s news feed
Facebook’s News Feed algorithm has long been at the center of debates about some of Meta’s biggest problems. …
The European Union is investigating Meta’s election policies
The EU has officially opened a significant investigation into Meta for its alleged failures to remove election disinformation. …
Mozilla urges WhatsApp to combat misinformation ahead of global elections
In 2024, — about half the world’s population — in 64 countries including large democracies like the US …
Meta is killing the Facebook News tab in the US and Australia
In early April, the Facebook News tab will start disappearing for users in the US and Australia. Meta …