Facebook Is an 'Innovator in Privacy,' Says Guy Who Runs Facebook
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is fond of suggesting that all the criticism of his globe-spanning social media empire…
Facebook Suspends Three Pages With Millions of Video Views, Saying They Need to Disclose Russia Ties
Facebook has suspended three video-centric pages run by Maffick Media, a company mostly owned by Ruptly, a subsidiary…
R.E.M. Copyright Complaint Gets Trump Tweet Axed by Twitter
Apparently even Donald Trump is not immune to copyright takedowns. On Friday, the president tweeted a mocking video…
Indian Lawmakers Call for TikTok Ban Due to 'Cultural Degeneration'
There’s pressure building in India to regulate the shortform video app TikTok, with some lawmakers pushing for the…
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: I Suck and the Problem Is the Whole Site
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, whose platform has become synonymous with yelling, trolling, and a less-than-stable president…
7 More Viral Photos That Are Totally Fake
The internet is overflowing with fake images these days, making it hard to know what to believe. But Gizmodo is here to…
LinkedIn Is Pivoting Harder Into Video
If you’re like me, you think of LinkedIn as the last place you want to spend time online. It’s chock full of spam,…
Jeff Bezos Nudes, Self-Aware Fish, and Brain Zapping: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
A good rule of thumb if you’re going to threaten to publish nude photos of the richest man on the planet unless he says…
Twitter Finally Gives Us an Idea of Just How Few People Actually Use Twitter Each Day
We now have a better idea of just how many people use Twitter’s cursed microblogging service on a daily basis. In its fo…
The Tortured Case for Deleting Instagram
There are a lot of reasons to delete Facebook. The company has been violating your privacy and secretly giving away…
Jack Dorsey: Trump Is Kind of Like Obama If You, Like, Really Think About It
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has some more muddled thoughts on moderation on his platform, including a half-assed…
Report: Attorneys General in Six States Are Now Investigating Facebook's Data Practices
Amid the constant scandals swirling around social media giant Facebook and its questionable handling of user data, at…
Facebook and Twitter Purge Hundreds of Fake Accounts Linked to Russia, Iran, and Venezuela
Twitter and Facebook both announced on Thursday that they’ve recently removed hundreds of accounts tied to…
This Viral Photo of a Homeless Person Freezing on the Street Is Actually From 2013... in Canada
It’s a heartbreaking photo. But it doesn’t show what you think it does.
Harassment, Transphobia, and Racism: A Look Inside Blind's Anonymous Chatting Forum for Google Employees
In early January, Google systems reliability engineer Liz Fong-Jones announced she was leaving the company after 11…
Sheryl Sandberg: The Teens 'Consented' to Putting Facebook Spyware on Their Phones
On Tuesday, news broke via TechCrunch that Facebook ran a sketchy “Research” program involving paid participants who…
New York Attorney General Finds That Sale of Social Media Bots, Fake Engagement Is Illegal
The New York Attorney General’s office has announced a settlement with Devumi LLC, a social media-marketing firm whose…
Facebook Is Paying Teens to Install a 'Research' App That Lets It Monitor Their Phones [Updated]
Facebook has stealthily launched a service similar to Onavo Protect, its vampiric psuedo-VPN that claims to protect…
Snapchat: So, About Those Public Stories That Automatically Disappear... Would You Miss Them
Snapchat owner Snap Inc. has had a rough go of it lately. Its stock, which hit the market at $17 per share (and peaked…
Excuse Me, Sir. Sir! I Am the Original Tweeter
Excuse me, sir. Sir! If you would put down your newspaper forthwith, and grant me your fullest attention for a…