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August 12th 2025

Now That Google Is Trash, It Will Let You Pick Your Own News Sources

Just type G-I-Z-M-O-D-O.

Internet AJ Dellinger Aug 12

February 22nd 2023

The Dudes Who Created Instagram Launched a New AI News App

Artifact, the previously invite-only app is now out in the open for the public to use and abuse.

Artificial Intelligence Kevin Hurler Feb 22

November 2nd 2022

Facebook’s Going Back to Only Using Algorithms to Curate Its News Tab

The platform’s news tab had been partially monitored by humans, but Meta wants its social apps to focus on short form video.

Social Media Kyle Barr Nov 2

October 20th 2022

Illustration: Screenshot/YouTube/Gizmodo

How Meta Became the Internet’s Biggest Hub of Covid-19 Misinformation

Meta had every opportunity to boost the fight against vaccine hesitancy. The Facebook Papers show how the social media company squandered each one.

Tech News Dell Cameron & Mack DeGeurin Oct 20

August 29th 2022

Facebook Agrees to Settle 4-Year Lawsuit Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Zuckerberg is "desperate to avoid being questioned," says the reporter who blew the scandal wide open.

Social Media Dell Cameron Aug 29

June 10th 2022

How the Facebook Papers Exposed Meta’s Moderation Disaster

From hate speech to misinformation, Facebook's moderation often failed to meet the problems at hand, according to its own internal documents.

Tech News Dell Cameron Jun 10

May 16th 2022

Facebook Killed News Feed Fixes Over Fear of Conservative Backlash

Facebook said it did not "build and withhold any News Feed changes based on potential impact on any one political party.” Internal documents say otherwise.

Tech News Dell Cameron & Shoshana Wodinsky & Mack DeGeurin May 16

May 3rd 2022

7 Things We Learned From the Facebook Papers About Jan. 6, Meta, and the News Feed

Here's a look at just a few of the first 1,000 previously confidential pages Gizmodo published this month.

Tech News Dell Cameron May 3

May 2nd 2022

Here’s What the Facebook Papers Say About the Ranking Algorithms That Control Your News Feed

Facebook employees knew that a computer-curated feed increased the time users spent on the social network—and that it led to unhealthy behaviors.

Tech News Dell Cameron & Shoshana Wodinsky & Mack DeGeurin May 2

April 18th 2022

Read the Facebook Papers for Yourself

Hundreds of internal documents formed the basis of dozen of news stories. They have not been made public. Until now.

Tech News Dell Cameron & Shoshana Wodinsky & Mack DeGeurin & Thomas Germain Apr 18

November 9th 2021

Why the New Big Tech Anti-Algorithm Bill Is Doomed Even If It Succeeds

The option for an algorithm-free Facebook sounds like a great idea—until you realize that it basically already exists.

Social Media Shoshana Wodinsky Nov 9

November 7th 2021

Google Sends Assistant’s Personalized Audio News Updates to the Graveyard

The company said it was "streamlining" its audio news products to improve users' experience.

Tech News Jody Serrano Nov 7

November 4th 2021

35 Internal Code Words Facebook Uses to Talk About Its Users and Tools

The ongoing 'Facebook Papers' document leaks include a lot of internal company lingo. We rounded up some key examples.

Social Media Shoshana Wodinsky Nov 4

October 20th 2021

Your Facebook News Feed Sucks Because That’s How Advertisers Like It

Only Facebook knows the secret sauce underlying its News Feed's ranking algorithm—but new research may explain the source of the problems.

Social Media Shoshana Wodinsky Oct 20

September 22nd 2021

Why a Real Facebook Ad Boycott Is Doomed

The boycott that we saw two years ago was an inarguable flop. Here's how we can actually hit the company where it hurts. (And why we probably won't.)

Social Media Shoshana Wodinsky Sep 22

September 21st 2021

Facebook Takes Aim at Ad Blockers, Hits Blind Users and Researchers Instead

The company's recent News Feed tweak comes with consequences for researchers and people experiencing vision loss.

Social Media Shoshana Wodinsky Sep 21

July 20th 2021

Instagram Is Rolling Out a Sensitive Content Control Option

Users will be able to toggle the settings to determine which types of sensitive content appear in their newsfeeds.

Tech News Brianna Provenzano Jul 20

July 14th 2021

Facebook Knifes Its Own Analytics Tool to Hide Its Ben Shapiro Problem

Facebook reportedly reassigned dozens of employees at its data tool CrowdTangle after it showed right-wing content thrives on the News Feed.

Social Media Tom McKay Jul 14

February 25th 2021

Twitter Passes Stimulus Package for the Very Online

Twitter is finally rolling out a way to get paid for tweeting that doesn’t involve putting a Venmo link in your bio, promoting a Patreon, or using the app to hunt for a rich spouse. On Thursday, the company announced a new feature that could change the way the app functions entirely: Super Follows, which…

Tech News Tom McKay Feb 25

January 27th 2021

Facebook Once Again Pledges to Depoliticize Facebook

After initially pledging not to recommend civic and political groups to its users, but then sort of continuing to do that anyway, Facebook once again affirmed its commitment to reducing the amount of political content that users see on Wednesday. During a fourth-quarter earnings call with analysts, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg doubled down on the…

Tech News Brianna Provenzano Jan 27

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Now That Google Is Trash, It Will Let You Pick Your Own News Sources

The Dudes Who Created Instagram Launched a New AI News App

Facebook’s Going Back to Only Using Algorithms to Curate Its News Tab

How Meta Became the Internet’s Biggest Hub of Covid-19 Misinformation

Facebook Agrees to Settle 4-Year Lawsuit Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal

How the Facebook Papers Exposed Meta’s Moderation Disaster

Facebook Killed News Feed Fixes Over Fear of Conservative Backlash

7 Things We Learned From the Facebook Papers About Jan. 6, Meta, and the News Feed

Here’s What the Facebook Papers Say About the Ranking Algorithms That Control Your News Feed

Read the Facebook Papers for Yourself

Why the New Big Tech Anti-Algorithm Bill Is Doomed Even If It Succeeds

Google Sends Assistant’s Personalized Audio News Updates to the Graveyard

35 Internal Code Words Facebook Uses to Talk About Its Users and Tools

Your Facebook News Feed Sucks Because That’s How Advertisers Like It

Why a Real Facebook Ad Boycott Is Doomed

Facebook Takes Aim at Ad Blockers, Hits Blind Users and Researchers Instead

Instagram Is Rolling Out a Sensitive Content Control Option

Facebook Knifes Its Own Analytics Tool to Hide Its Ben Shapiro Problem

Twitter Passes Stimulus Package for the Very Online

Facebook Once Again Pledges to Depoliticize Facebook

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