The company announced Friday that it identified more than 400 malicious Android and iOS apps this year that target internet users in order to steal their login information.
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Fight over social media’s role in terror content goes to Supreme Court
A case involving Google and an ISIS attack in Paris in 2015 will give the high court a chance to review Section 230, the controversial law that shields websites from liability for users’ posts.
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Search warrants for abortion data leave tech companies few options
How tech companies handle user data has come under growing scrutiny from privacy advocates, politicians and their own employees since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June.
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Facebook ends funding for U.S. news partnerships program
Meta Platforms Inc. posted its first revenue decline Wednesday in its history.
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Facebook parent Meta posts first revenue decline in history
Competition from rival TikTok intensifies as Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta posted its first revenue decline in history Thursday.
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Facebook gives users new way to see all their friends’ posts
The new option is designed to address complaints from users who believe they have been missing interesting posts because Facebook’s algorithm omitted them from their feeds.
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Our View: Big tech spending big to fight needed change
Companies like Amazon want us to think that their market dominance is good for us. It’s not.
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The humble Farmer: Party in the rhubarb patch, and other spring revels
’Tis the season when an old Maine man enjoys the unfamiliar sensation of a hand-me-down shirt that fits.
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Russia’s war in Ukraine is making online stars of those at front lines
The bombings and violence in cities like Mariupol, Kharkiv and Kyiv feature a cast of newly minted stars — social media standouts who rely on satire, grit and an insider’s sensibilities to document the horrors for a global audience.
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Russia bans Facebook and Instagram under ‘extremism’ law
The move marks the latest escalation against the company since President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine.