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Back to news homeA New Refrain From Artists: We ‘Almost Gave Up on Instagram’
SAN FRANCISCO — Deb JJ Lee built a career in illustration on Instagram, one colorful comic at a time.Some of the comics that Mx. Lee, 26, posted on the photo-sharing […]
British Ruling Pins Blame on Social Media for Teenager’s Suicide
In January 2019, Mr. Russell went public with Molly’s story. Outraged that his young daughter could view such bleak content so easily and convinced that it had played a role […]
Meta Removes Chinese Effort to Influence U.S. Elections
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said on Tuesday that it had discovered and taken down what it described as the first targeted Chinese campaign to interfere in […]
The Midterm Election’s Most Dominant Toxic Narratives
A month after Florida passed legislation that prohibits classroom discussion or instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity, which the Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, signed into law in March, the […]
Meta Fined $400 Million for Treatment of Children’s Data on Instagram
LONDON — Meta was fined roughly $400 million for breaking European Union data privacy laws for its treatment of children’s data on Instagram, the latest in a series of steps […]
F.T.C. Chair Lina Khan Upends Antitrust Standards by Suing Meta
WASHINGTON — Early in her tenure as chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan declared that she would rein in the power of the largest technology companies in a […]
F.T.C. Sues to Block Meta’s Virtual Reality Deal as It Confronts Big Tech
WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday filed for an injunction to block Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, from buying a virtual reality company called Within, potentially […]
How Mark Zuckerberg Is Leading Meta Into Its Next Phase
SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and chief executive of the company formerly known as Facebook, called his top lieutenants for the social network to a last-minute meeting in […]
As Midterms Loom, Mark Zuckerberg Shifts Focus Away From Elections
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, made securing the 2020 U.S. election a top priority. He met regularly with an election team, which included more than 300 people from across his […]