Conservative demonstrators who allege that the government pressured or colluded with social media platforms to censor right-leaning content protest outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, March 18, 2024. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Defining coercion at heart of Supreme Court case on government jawboning platforms Monday’s case has major ramifications for the relationship between the government and social media platforms and policing disinformation. Mar 18, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
This illustration photograph taken on October 30, 2023, shows the Meta (former Facebook) logo. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images) Meta details actions against eight spyware firms Details about the spyware firms, based in Italy, Spain and the UAE, were shared by the social media giant in its quarterly adversary threat report. Feb 14, 2024 By AJ Vicens
BEIJING, CHINA – MARCH 10: A police officer stands guard before the closing session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People on March 10, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) Meta: Pro-Chinese influence operation was the largest in history Meta researchers said the operation relied on thousands of accounts to spread pro-Chinese messages and attack critics of Beijing. Aug 29, 2023 By AJ Vicens
European Union flags sit outside the EU headquarters. (Getty) US tech firms offer data protections for Europeans to comply with EU big tech rules It's unclear if the new regime will have any trickle down effects for users outside of the European Union. Aug 22, 2023 By Tonya Riley
New laws will require online companies to verify users’ ages. (Getty Images) Nationwide push to require social media age verification raises questions about privacy, industry standards Arkansas and Utah have already passed restrictions and at least seven other states and Congress are considering similar age requirements. May 8, 2023 By Tonya Riley
Facebook’s Meta logo. (Photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images) Russia’s information war against Ukraine went stealth after Meta crackdown Russia's covert operations are prioritizing quantity over quality but researchers say the approach isn't working. Feb 23, 2023 By Tonya Riley
EU Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton — who is pressuring social media companies to counter Russia’s disinformation — gives a speech on Feb. 8, 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images) Facebook, Twitter, Google move to intercept Russian propaganda, disinformation about Ukraine Policymakers have been applying pressure to social media giants to hold back the tide of disinformation. Feb 28, 2022 By Tim Starks
The Facebook logo is displayed next to a screen showing that the Facebook website is down on October 04, 2021 in San Anselmo, California. Social media applications Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are experiencing a global outage that started before 9 a.m. (P.S.T.) on Monday morning. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Facebook blames networking issues, not a cyberattack, for long downtime Smoke doesn't always mean fire. Oct 5, 2021 By Jeff Stone
In this photo illustration, a smart phone screen displays the logo of Facebook on a Facebook website background, on April 7, 2021, in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) Spanish-language misinformation about vaccines is evading Facebook’s moderators Spanish language posts boasting false claims that the covid-19 vaccine causes magnetism are avoiding fact-checkers at a higher rate than English language posts. Jun 21, 2021 By Tonya Riley
Chairman Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) listens during the confirmation hearing for William Burns, nominee for Director of the CIA, before the Senate Intelligence Committee February 24, 2021. (Photo by Tom Brenner-Pool/Getty Images) Senator hammers Facebook, Instagram over COVID-19 misinformation Sen. Mark Warner says he is particularly disturbed about how Instagram's algorithm appears to be promoting vaccine misinfo. Mar 26, 2021 By Tim Starks