A trove of internal documents sheds light on the algorithms that Facebook’s censors use to differentiate between hate speech and legitimate political expression.

There was a time when everything was man-made; the hardwork that went into creating such things was unique and ethereal in itself. But, now times have changed and so has the technique –

Everything anyone has ever said about staying safe while interacting with the police is wrong. That citizens are told to comport themselves in complete obeisance just to avoid being beaten or shot by officers is itself bizarre -- an insane inversion...

Mark Zuckerberg explains why Facebook is moving on from just friendships to community building.

The chatbots came up with their own original and effective responses - including deceptive tactics

Nine-country study finds widespread use of social media for promoting lies, misinformation and propaganda by governments and individuals

Thailand has delivered its harshest sentence ever for insulting the monarchy, jailing a man for 35 years. The Bangkok military court sentenced 34-year-old former insurance salesman Vichai Thepwong to 70 years’ imprisonment on 10 counts of lese-majeste, but halved the sentence because he had pleaded guilty. The conviction is the heaviest sentence yet, beating a 30-year sentence handed down in 2015.

Share Lab uses flow charts and data analysis to map one of the greatest forces shaping our world - Facebook.

Why would Zuckerberg want the job of president? Let’s be real: whose future is brighter, the United States’ or Facebook’s? By David V. Johnson.

How Facebook censors what its users see has been revealed by internal documents, the Guardian newspaper says. It said the manuals revealed the criteria used to judge if posts were too violent, sexual, racist, hateful or supported terrorism. The Guardian said Facebook's moderators were "overwhelmed" and had only seconds to decide if posts should stay.

Lobbyists for Google, Facebook, and other websites are trying to stop the implementation of a proposed law that would strengthen consumer privacy protections online. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) last week proposed a bill that would require broadband providers and websites to obtain users' opt-in consent before they use Web browsing history and application usage history for advertising and other purposes or before they share that information with other entities.

A team of researchers led by a professor at the Czech Technical University in Prague has created an AI-powered algorithm that can animate faces in the style of another photograph. In other words, a bidding war between Snapchat and Facebook is probably about to begin. The short sample video posted by Professor Daniel Sýkora is reminiscent of recent projects like this one, where researchers were able to manipulate video of people speaking in a way that made it seem like...

Berlin court says abiding by family's wishes would set dangerous privacy precedent.

Facebook is considering secretly watching and recording users through their webcams and smartphone cameras, a newly discovered patent suggests.

Facebook is considering secretly watching and recording users through their webcams and smartphone cameras, a newly discovered patent suggests. The document explains how the company would use technology to see how your facial expressions change when you come across different types of content on the site.  It would analyse those images to work out how you feel, and use the information to keep you on the site for longer.

This month, one of the most important intelligence documents about Russian interference in the US election emerged.

Every year, Facebook gathers hundreds of developers, corporate allies, and members of the press to hear CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of our shared near future. The gathering is known as “F8,” and this year’s iteration included some radical plans, one of which could’ve been pulled from a William Gibson novel… By Sam Biddle.

Raw Google search data proves that we are not who we say we are on social media.

A Tennessee man, Jared McLemore, 33, died after setting himself on fire on Facebook Live. Police said they arrived at Murphy's Bar in Midt...

A security lapse that affected more than 1,000 workers forced one moderator into hiding – and he still lives in constant fear for his safety

Online social interactions are no substitute for the real thing.

The suspect has claimed to have committed multiple other homicides, but police say 'there are no other victims that we know of.'

In case you missed it, Facebook’s annual developer conference started today. At the event, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed key details about where the company is going next, specifically focusing on what Facebook is working on in relation to bots, virtual reality, augmented reality, and new communication methods (such as advances they are working on in Messenger). Oh, and he also said that key details are going to be revealed tomorrow about Facebook’s “direct brain interface.”

A German couple is suing because Facebook won't grant them access to their dead daughter's account. The trial, which began in a Berlin court on Tuesday, touches on the complicated issue of digital legacy.

What do you do if you don’t want to be a victim of Facebook’s mind control, but still really want to keep up to date with Sarah from Year Nine’s hen party? By Amelia Tait.

When Facebook’s new fact-checking system labeled a Newport Buzz article as possible “fake news”, warning users against sharing it, something unexpected happened. Traffic to the story skyrocketed, according to Christian Winthrop, editor of the local Rhode Island website. “A bunch of conservative groups grabbed this and said, ‘Hey, they are trying to silence this blog – share, share share,’” said Winthrop, who published the story that falsely claimed hundreds of thousands of Irish people were brought to the US as slaves. “With Facebook trying to throttle it and say, ‘Don’t share it,’ it actually had the opposite effect.”

The product’s unveiling sent shockwaves through the telecom industry, putting gear makers on notice that the lucrative market they controlled for decades was about to get turned upside down — and not necessarily to their advantage.

He was tour manager for the Band, producer of Mean Streets… so why, at nearly 70, is Jonathan Taplin taking on Facebook and co?

Facebook seems unlikely to police itself, so it’s up to its users and other organizations to start to exert pressure for it to do so.

Facebook has come under fire for failing to remove sexualised pictures of children from its website - and then reporting the journalists who brought it to their attention to the police. Damian Collins, chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, expressed "grave doubts" over the social media giant's moderation system. The issue came to light following a BBC investigation in which it used Facebook's "report button" to highlight sexual images but found more than 80 per cent were not removed, with an automated response saying they did not breach "community standards".

In response to pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union, Color of Change and the Center for Media Justice, Facebook announced today that it will..

The German government has announced new plans to force social media sites to delete hate speech and fake news. Justice Minister Heiko Maas said Facebook and Twitter had failed to regulate themselves.

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Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey, the man behind the Rift concept and its first prototypes, is leaving the company three years after selling to Facebook. According to Oculus, this will be Palmer’s last week with Friday marking his official last day as an employee of Facebook. In an official statement, the company said that: “Palmer will be dearly missed. Palmer’s legacy extends far beyond Oculus. His inventive spirit helped kickstart the modern VR revolution and helped build an industry. We’re thankful for everything he did for Oculus and VR, and we wish him all the best.”

Some of the sites’ hits include “Father of 23 Kids Only Had Sex at Night, Because He Thought Sperm Was Sleep” and “60 KKK Members Commit Suicide After Learning Harriet Tubman Will Be on $20 Bill.”