Facebook 547 Stories

With well over 2 billion users, Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook is one of the most popular services on the planet. What are the ramifications for democracy, society, privacy, and freedom?

Humans and Technology

Forget Zoom—children are using Facebook Messenger Kids to deal with coronavirus isolation

Kids are getting a crash course on texting and social media with “technology on training wheels.”

by Tanya Basu
2020-03-30T14:42:00-04:00

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Humans and Technology

How a ban on pro-Trump patterns unraveled the online knitting world

When knitting site Ravelry banned all pro-Trump content it caused a schism in the community—but it also shone a spotlight on how women are using niche sites to politicize.

by Tanya Basu
2020-03-06T05:30:01-05:00

Artificial Intelligence

How Facebook uses machine learning to detect fake accounts

Fraudsters use fake accounts to spread spam, phishing links, or malware. Now Facebook is revealing details on how it uses AI to fight back.

by Karen Hao
2020-03-04T07:00:47-05:00

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Humans and Technology

Joshua Kushner’s Bedford is a social network for just two people

The app is another entrant in the new age of intimate social media. Can it actually make you feel closer to someone?

by Tanya Basu
2020-02-25T05:00:47-05:00

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Humans and Technology

How Instagram is making jigsaw puzzles cool again

Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube are suddenly full of people earnestly completing jigsaw puzzles. What’s going on?

by Tanya Basu
2020-02-04T04:25:23-05:00

Tech Policy

Facebook will now take down posts that spread coronavirus misinformation

by Will Douglas Heaven
2020-02-03T07:45:39-05:00

Silicon Valley

Facebook has finally launched its “clear history” button … but it doesn’t delete anything

by Charlotte Jee
2020-01-29T06:58:55-05:00

Artificial Intelligence

Facebook has trained an AI to navigate without needing a map

by Will Douglas Heaven
2020-01-22T08:32:06-05:00

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Election 2020

We’re fighting fake news AI bots by using more AI. That’s a mistake.

Facebook and others are battling complex disinformation with AI-driven defences. But this can only get us so far, argues an expert on high-tech propaganda.

by Samuel Woolley
2020-01-08T07:00:04-05:00

Silicon Valley

Facebook’s plan for “community fact-checkers” is muddled and won’t work

by Charlotte Jee
2019-12-18T13:12:27-05:00

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