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Meta, Facebook’s Parent, to Lay Off Another 10,000 Workers

Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, said on Tuesday that it planned to lay off about 10,000 employees, or roughly 13 percent of its work force, the latest move […]




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How Some Gen Z Instagram Users Post to Facebook: Unwittingly

Meta has long been concerned about losing teenagers and young adults to rivals like TikTok and Snapchat, especially since that audience is highly coveted by advertisers. Facebook, which Mark Zuckerberg […]







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Combating Disinformation Wanes at Social Media Giants

YouTube said it was always working to strike a balance between allowing free expression and protecting online and real-world communities from harm. Nicole Bell, a spokeswoman for the company, said […]




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Meta to Reinstate Trump’s Facebook and Instagram Accounts

Just over two years after Donald J. Trump’s accounts were suspended from Facebook and Instagram, Meta, the owner of the platforms, said on Wednesday that it would reinstate the former […]




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Meta Fined $414 Million After Ad Practices Ruled Illegal Under EU Law

Meta suffered a major defeat on Wednesday that could severely undercut its Facebook and Instagram advertising business after European Union regulators found it had illegally forced users to effectively accept […]




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Your Memories. Their Cloud.

What to KeepI noticed a philosophical divide among the archivists I spoke with. Digital archivists were committed to keeping everything with the mentality that you never know what you might […]




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TikTok Appears to Push Harmful Posts to Young Users, Researchers Say

TikTok appears to be pushing videos about eating disorders and self-harm to 13-year-old users at a rapid clip, researchers said on Wednesday, raising new concerns about the service’s influence on […]




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Twitter’s Rivals, Including Meta, Try to Capitalize on Musk-Induced Chaos

Mr. Musk didn’t respond to requests for comment, and Meta declined to comment.After Mr. Musk bought Twitter, one alternative service that immediately gained attention was Mastodon, which is known as […]




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Meta Lays Off More Than 11,000 Employees

“This will add up to a meaningful cultural shift in how we operate,” he said. The company will focus on a smaller number of “high priority” areas, he said, including […]