Social Media

Facebook Inc. is buying Recreational Equipment Inc.’s custom-designed new headquarters near Seattle.

Civil rights groups are pressing Facebook to make more changes to its platform to stop hate and disinformation.

Facebook has started removing false claims that the deadly wildfires in Oregon were started by various left-wing and right-wing groups, a spokesman for the social media company said on Saturday, after the rumors left state officials inundated with queries for information.

The regulator said in its complaint that T.I. -- whose real name is Clifford Joseph Harris -- sold cryptocurrency tokens using his Twitter account and encouraged his followers to invest in the 2017 FLiK initial coin offering.

A European Union (EU) privacy regulator has sent Facebook Inc. a preliminary order to halt the transfer of data regarding its EU users to the U.S.

Fake news related to COVID-19 has accelerated calls for social media to be more proactive in combating the issue

A former Facebook engineer published a blistering resignation letter on Tuesday, accusing the tech company of  "profiting off hate" and choosing to "be on the wrong side of history." 

Senate Republicans introduced a new bill Tuesday which would remove some of the protections provided to social media and technology companies under the Communications Decency Act.

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s prime minister said Monday that he expected a “sensible outcome” to his government’s plans to make digital platforms pay for journalism after Facebook threatened to block Australian publishers and individuals from sharing news stories.

Facebook is paying some users to deactivate their social media accounts for one-to-six weeks ahead of the November election.

A TikTok employee has filed a court order to stop the implementation of President Trump's executive order banning the app.