When Facebook Turned Off Its News Feed Algorithm, It Made Everyone's Experience Worse... But Made Facebook More Money

For reasons I don't fully understand, over the last few months, many critics of "big tech" and Facebook, in particular, have latched onto the idea that "the algorithm" is the problem. It's been almost weird how frequently...

"The Public Good" isn't Mark Zuckerberg's–or Congress's–Priority

Facebook "whistleblower" Frances Haugen, the Washington Post reports, has "repeatedly accused Zuckerberg of choosing growth over the public good." The

"The Facebook Papers" Expose Tech Giant's Greed

Thousands of pages of leaked documents paint a picture of a company that has prioritized growth at all costs.

FB sues programmer who allegedly scraped data for 178 mn users - ET CIO

Tech giant Facebook has sued Ukrainian national Alexander Solonchenko for allegedly scraping data for more than 178 million users.

Facebook whistleblower warns ‘dangerous’ encryption will aid espionage by hostile nations

Ex-employee has taken aim at Sir Nick Clegg and warns new encryption plans are an attempt to cover-up harmful online material

'Carol's Journey': What Facebook knew about how it radicalized users

Internal documents suggest Facebook has long known its algorithms and recommendation systems push some users to extremes.

New whistleblower alleges Facebook put profits over curtailing harmful content: report

A new whistleblower has submitted an affidavit alleging that Facebook prioritized profits over mitigating dangerous or hateful content on its platform,

Facebook agrees to compensate French newspapers for content

Facebook agreed to compensate French news publishers for content shared on the social media platform, the company

Facebook’s Very Bad, No Good Week: What It Means for Privacy, and How to Make Things Better

On 5 October, Mark Zuckerberg sent a note to Facebook employees, beginning: "Hey everyone: it's been quite a week, and I wanted to share some thoughts

Don't Be Distracted by Possible Facebook Rebrand, Say Critics of Tech Behemoth

"Like Big Tobacco and Big Oil rebranded to deflect attention for their crimes, Facebook thinks that a rebrand can help them change the subject," says the Real Facebook Oversight Board.

Adieu, Facebook: Irony and the Finale of Farewell

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night I hate to go and leave this pretty sight So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu Adieu, adieu, to yieu

Facebook paying fine to settle US suit on discrimination

Facebook is paying a $4.75 million fine and up to $9.5 million to eligible victims to resolve the Justice Department’s allegations that it discriminated against U.S. workers in favor of foreigners with special visas to fill high-paying jobs

Facebook makes money when you consume more content

Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen: The 60 Minutes Interview

Mark Zuckerberg Knows Exactly How Bad Facebook Is

Whistleblower testimony proves the social media giant is harmful and dishonest, and can't be trusted to regulate itself.

Facebook criticizes journalists for reporting on leaked docs about company

Facebook is criticizing news outlets for reporting on leaked documents about the company ahead of the release of what Facebook called a “coordinated series of articles.”