A developer who designed a tool to let people essentially delete their Facebook news feeds says he was served with a cease-and-desist letter and permanently kicked off the tech giant's platform.

Less than two years after Facebook hired Frances Haugen, the data scientist and product manager decided she had seen enough. Testifying before a Senate panel on 5 October 2021, Haugen unravelled a string of concerning insights—rivalled only by the company’s resistance to change.

Facebook has had a nightmare week. It started with revelations that the social media giant had been putting “profits before people”—something Facebook vehemently denies. Then, suddenly, came Monday’s outage of all Facebook services—Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram—as a result of a misconfiguration. Facebook’s reputational nightmare worsened as the week ended, with another outage affecting some users on Friday.

The campaigning Philippines journalist Maria Ressa, who was last week awarded the Nobel peace prize, has launched a stinging attack on Facebook, accusing the social media firm of being a threat to democracy that was “biased against facts” and failed to prevent the spread of disinformation.

Frances Haugen says in her time with Facebook she saw, "conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and what was good for Facebook." Scott Pelley reports.

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The social network has been all hands on deck as it grapples with revelations that it knew the harmful effects its Instagram photo-sharing app was having on teenagers.

Two big recent exposés about the platform have shown exactly why we should all be on guard by Facebook's "survival at all cost" strategy, writes Noam Cohen.

FCA threatens action unless platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram do not toughen up against fraudsters

"Many authors I follow say their sales have never been as high as they are now, thanks to BookTok," user Sydney Blanchard told Insider.

Dozens of far-right extremists use Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter to promote their brands, new research shows

Jimmy Wales says social media companies should follow the digital encyclopedia’s approach

BRUSSELS (AP) — It’s the premier martial arts group in Europe for right-wing extremists. German authorities have twice banned their signature tournament. But Kampf der Nibelungen, or Battle of the Nibelungs, still thrives on Facebook, where organizers maintain multiple pages, as well as on Instagram and YouTube, which they use to spread their ideology, draw in recruits and make money through ticket sales and branded merchandise.

Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive, has signed off on an effort to show users pro-Facebook stories and to distance himself from scandals.

Socrates or Plato may not have used Twitter or TikTok, but as Nathan Dufour writes, they would have had things to say about how to navigate social media more wisely.

Government regulation will never fix everything wrong with online discourse. The industry needs to develop professional norms—just as journalism once did.

A legal battle over a 'Stranger Things' drive-in event has revealed Hollywood's business dealings with a Japanese merchandise company that has anime roots, sells sexually suggestive dolls and partially owns an alt-right social media hub.

Erin Azar, a.k.a. Mrs. Space Cadet on TikTok, invited followers to join her, “a slightly overweight person who drinks too much beer,” as she trains for a marathon. She didn’t anticipate millions would respond.