Social Media

A former Facebook engineer on Tuesday told NBC that the company is not doing enough to stop hate speech.

Sir David Attenborough made his debut on the social media platform in late September and broke a Guinness World Record in the process.

The new function builds on the social media platform's previous filter, concealing comments similar to those that have been the subjects of previous complaints.

Andrew Yang is chairing the advisory board for Proposition 24, which he and other supporters see as a model for other states as the U.S. tries to catch up with protections that already exist in Europe.

Influencers are shaping the way people shop during the pandemic, as more people spend time on their phones and online.

While Halloween is a time for self expression, Pinterest is making sure that people remain culturally appropriate while doing so.  

President Trump's tweet announcing he tested positive for COVID-19 is his most liked Twitter post ever.

Social media companies are on "high alert" both before and following November's presidential election. 

TikTok updated the public on how it counters antisemitism and other hate speech in August, but a cursory search on the massively popular social media platform reveals countless antisemitic comments and videos. 

Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo said some capitalists "are going to be the first" to be "shot in the revolution" in a tweet Wednesday.

Biden's campaign is trying to take back the digital stage after essentially ignoring it during the Democratic primaries.

Viewers, many of whom have relied on the video conferencing service themselves in a world where live conversations have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, were tickled. 

Two Confederate-themed Halloween costumes are being pulled from the shelves of Party City after a White Virginia woman who adopted two Black children slammed the outfits as racist. 

With the Supreme Court at the forefront of widespread political discussion ahead of Tuesday's presidential debate, partisan ad wars are shifting away from coronavirus and social justice. 

The presidential campaign for Joe Biden on Monday, the day before the first presidential debate, sent a letter to Facebook accusing the company of failing to meet its promises to keep disinformation off its platform, specifically citing the fact it has allowed certain posts from President Trump and his son, Donald Trump Jr., to remain up. 

The Commerce Department will comply with a judge's decision to delay the administration's TikTok download ban for now.