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The social-media giant internally studied how it polarizes users, then largely shelved the research

A Facebook Inc. team had a blunt message for senior executives. The company’s algorithms weren’t bringing people together. They were driving people ap

'In the approach to the launch of Facebook’s Libra payments ecosystem, a key subsidiary has been given a new name and a new look.
According to an announcement on Tuesday, Libra’s wallet provider Calibra has now been rebranded to Novi – a portmanteau

'The lead data regulator for much of big tech in Europe is moving inexorably towards issuing its first major cross-border GDPR decision — saying today it’s submitted a draft decision related to Twitter’s business to its fellow EU watchdogs for review

'Starting today, you’ll be able to browse and buy products directly from a business’ Facebook Page or Instagram profile.
Both Facebook and Instagram already supported a degree of e-commerce — for example, Facebook has its Marketplace and will likely

'Facebook has agreed to pay $52 million to its content moderators whose job has them viewing graphic and disturbing posts and videos on its platforms.
In a 2018 lawsuit, third-party contractors for the company said that Facebook failed to properly pr

'Giphy is a massive video library, with hundreds of millions of daily users that share billions of GIFs, that generates revenue via branded content. Adding Facebook's ad sales and marketing firepower could be what transforms it from a popular service

"With freedom comes responsibility. And if you provide people the freedom to use our services, we have to also act responsibly” — Nick Clegg, joint head of policy and communications at Facebook

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'Facebook is announcing a handful of new features that will allow users to show their support for small businesses and get the latest updates as those businesses deal with the fallout — economic and otherwise — of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The social ne

Whilst most the world is struggling with the impacts of COVID19, the big tech giants continue to thrive.

Over the past few days results from Alphabet, which owns Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon (the 'GAFA' group) show how well they've all been doin

'The government has told the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to develop a mandatory code of conduct to address bargaining power imbalances between media companies and digital platforms such as Facebook and Google - and the question of

As people around the world stay at home to prevent COVID-19 from spreading. And while this lockdown has put a hold on live events, it has also given new life to virtual ones through services like Facebook Live. 

Facebook Live became a symbol of publis

With the coronavirus pandemic rapidly escalating, tech companies are doing their part to prevent fake news from spreading about the virus.

Companies such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, and WhatsApp are providing users with prompts and tools for

Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have all announced this week that thousands of content moderators are being sent home—leaving more of our feeds in the hands of machines.

Facebook users across the world began to notice something strange happening on the

TikTok has emerged as the most downloaded non-gaming app globally during January 2020 in both Apple and Google stores.

According to data from Sensor Tower, the app was installed more than 104.7 million times, representing an increase of 46% from 2019.

PARIS (Reuters) - Facebook’s $22 billion buyout of WhatsApp six years ago should have been blocked, the boss of France’s antitrust watchdog, which is set to help review EU rules, has told Reuters.

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Facebook is planning to shut down the mobile web arm of its Audience Network starting on April 11, the company confirmed on Wednesday.

The exact rationale for the move is unclear, but sources said the decision was likely fueled by browser companies