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Facebook Now Shows You Where Advertisers Get Your Data—Here’s How to See It

The next time you see Facebook ads for, say, erectile dysfunction pills or egg freezing, you can check to see why you were targeted by those brands and where the companies got your data. On Thursday, Facebook announced it is updating its Ad Preferences and “Why am I seeing this ad?” tools, which were first introduced…

Social Media Jennings Brown

Facebook’s Libra Project Is Getting Hammered From All Sides, With Fed Chair Raising ‘Serious Concerns’

Facebook’s already-troubled Libra cryptocurrency project, which has already run into significant opposition among the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Banking Committee, is running headlong into further resistance from regulators. On Wednesday, Wired reported, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told the House committee that he has “many serious concerns” about Facebook’s pivot…

Social Media Tom McKay

Instagram Now Preemptively Shames People Before They Post Shitty Comments

Instagram is trying to make that much harder to be an asshole on its platform—and even get assholes to consider the error of their ways. In a blog post on Monday, head of Instagram Adam Mosseri announced a two-pronged approach to fighting bullying on the platform, a familiar problem on social media that he said…

Social Media Catie Keck

Well, Well, Well

Seemingly every new day brings news of Facebook’s failure to adequately manage its products, be that due to privacy or security issues, the spread of misinformation or hate speech, or whatever the hell has been causing its string of recent crashes. But even as these issues have unfurled in recent years—some of them with dire…

Social Media Catie Keck

Apple Cofounder Steve Wozniak Says Most People Should Get Off Facebook Permanently

Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak deleted his personal Facebook account last year and is now telling everyone else they should do the same. Woz was stopped by TMZ at Reagan National Airport in D.C. recently and warned that the lack of privacy on the platform isn’t worth it for most people, adding a warning more generally,…

Social Media Matt Novak

Facebook and Instagram Can’t Seem to Keep Their Shit Together

Well, folks, Facebook and its “family of apps” has experienced yet another crash. A nice respite moving into the long holiday weekend if you ask me. Problems that appear to have started early Wednesday morning were still being reported as of the afternoon, with Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Oculus, and Messenger all experiencing issues. According to…

Social Media Catie Keck

Congress Demands Facebook Put Brakes on Libra Cryptocurrency

Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency is off to a rocky start. After announcing Libra last month, U.S. lawmakers were none too thrilled given the social media giant’s dubious track record with privacy. Now, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services is calling on Facebook to halt its plans. Led by Representative Maxine Waters, the committee wrote a…

Social Media Victoria Song

Facebook Bravely Limits Nonsense Health ‘Cures’ and Misinformation to Just Some People

Facebook’s track record for tackling misinformation on its platform is, well, you might say not exactly great. It’s not just limited to dumb or misleading political memes either—it also includes seriously dangerous health misinformation and alleged “cures.” Realizing the error of its ways and their potential for harm, Facebook has finally decided to delete this…

Social Media Catie Keck

Italy Pokes Facebook With $1.1 Million Fine, and Man, I Bet They’re Sorry Now

Italy’s privacy watchdog announced on Friday its decision to fine world-swallowing social platform Facebook €1 million (about $1.13 million) for the catastrophic mishandling of data associated with now-defunct Cambridge Analytica. Does that seem like a bargain to anyone else? According to a press release, the Thisisyourdigitallife quiz that hoovered up the personal information of unwitting…

Social Media Avery Ellis

Breaking Up Facebook Won’t Fix Real Problems, According to Completely Disinterested and Impartial Mark Zuckerberg

The U.S. government shouldn’t break up Facebook because that wouldn’t address the real problems that people face in the age of social media, according to CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg, a man who is currently worth an estimated $71.5 billion precisely because the social media company is so large. Zuckerberg appeared at the Aspen Ideas…

Social Media Matt Novak

Facebook Agrees to Hand Over Hate Speech Data to French Courts

France just scored what it’s characterizing as a major victory in the battle to curb online hate speech—one that potentially carries significant implications for privacy and free speech online. After several meetings between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and French President Emmanuel Macron, the social media giant has agreed to give French courts identification data of…

Social Media Victoria Song

New Law Would Require Big Tech to Tell You How Much Your Data is Worth

Two American lawmakers introduced a bill on Monday that would force tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Facebook to tell users how much their data is worth. In an age where data is exploited as one of the world’s most valuable resources, the law would put a spotlight on what’s otherwise been a hidden side…

Social Media Patrick Howell O'Neill

Facebook Co-Founder Says Libra Will Empower Corporations and Weaken Developing Countries

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes sure is an interesting person to talk to about Facebook. Hughes, who still considers his college roommate Mark Zuckerberg a friend, has said Zuckerberg is too powerful and that the company should be broken up. On Friday, Hughes warned that Facebook’s new planned digital currency Libra would shift monetary power to…

Social Media Patrick Howell O'Neill

President Trump’s Designated Protest Zones Are the Perfect Analogy for ‘Censorship’ on Social Media

President Donald Trump has often complained that America’s largest social media companies, like Facebook and Twitter, are censoring conservative voices. But even if they were, the First Amendment doesn’t apply to social media companies, and a video from President Trump’s latest rally in Florida shows that he (or, at least someone in his campaign) understands…

Social Media Matt Novak

Senate Banking Committee Schedules Hearing on Facebook’s Massive Cryptocurrency Project

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee is set to scrutinize Facebook’s cryptocurrency ambitions at a hearing set for July 16, Reuters reported on Wednesday, in yet another sign that legislators are extremely wary (to put it mildly) of the company’s shift into global financial services. According to Reuters, the hearing will “explore” the Libra project “as…

Social Media Tom McKay

The Life of a Facebook Moderator Sounds Even Worse Than You Imagined

For years, reports have emerged detailing the toll moderating online content takes on those tasked with cleaning up the websites of the most powerful tech companies. Facebook announced in May that it would make some changes so that a chunk of this moderator workforce (though not all of it) would be paid a little more…

Social Media Melanie Ehrenkranz

How the Cryptocurrency World Is Responding to Facebook’s Libra

Facebook succeeded in at least one part of its new digital currency grand plan: Get a spotlight. Regulators in both the United States and Europe are already pushing for strong oversight — in one case, Rep. Maxine Waters is pushing for a moratorium on the plans entirely — and every newspaper, tech company and government…

Social Media Patrick Howell O'Neill

All the Big Questions We Have About Facebook’s New Digital Currency

Facebook’s new cryptocurrency is big news — and there are still a lot of big questions to be answered. After about two years of work in Facebook’s Menlo Park headquarters, the digital currency Libra was unveiled to the world in a publicity blitz centered in San Francisco’s historic mint, a 150-year-old building that used to…

Social Media Patrick Howell O'Neill

Facebook Announces Libra, Digital Currency on the Blockchain That Doesn’t Actually Need to Be on the Blockchain

Facebook and 27 other partner companies formally announced this morning they plan to launch a digital currency called Libra in the first half of 2020. And if they pull it off, Libra could become the standard digital currency around the world. Facebook describes Libra as being “powered by blockchain,” though it’s not clear why the…

Social Media Matt Novak

Hundreds of Current and Former Law Enforcement Officers Reportedly Found in Extremist Facebook Groups

Hundreds of current and former police officers and other law enforcement personnel are members of “Confederate, anti-Islam, misogynistic or anti-government militia groups” on Facebook, according to an investigation by the U.S. Center for Investigative Reporting’s Reveal News posted on Friday. Reveal’s data is from prior to mid-2018, when Facebook removed a function that allowed downloading…

Social Media Tom McKay

Facebook Now Shows You Where Advertisers Get Your Data—Here’s How to See It

Facebook’s Libra Project Is Getting Hammered From All Sides, With Fed Chair Raising ‘Serious Concerns’

Instagram Now Preemptively Shames People Before They Post Shitty Comments

Well, Well, Well

Apple Cofounder Steve Wozniak Says Most People Should Get Off Facebook Permanently

Facebook and Instagram Can’t Seem to Keep Their Shit Together

Congress Demands Facebook Put Brakes on Libra Cryptocurrency

Facebook Bravely Limits Nonsense Health ‘Cures’ and Misinformation to Just Some People

Italy Pokes Facebook With $1.1 Million Fine, and Man, I Bet They’re Sorry Now

Breaking Up Facebook Won’t Fix Real Problems, According to Completely Disinterested and Impartial Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook Agrees to Hand Over Hate Speech Data to French Courts

New Law Would Require Big Tech to Tell You How Much Your Data is Worth

Facebook Co-Founder Says Libra Will Empower Corporations and Weaken Developing Countries

President Trump’s Designated Protest Zones Are the Perfect Analogy for ‘Censorship’ on Social Media

Senate Banking Committee Schedules Hearing on Facebook’s Massive Cryptocurrency Project

The Life of a Facebook Moderator Sounds Even Worse Than You Imagined

How the Cryptocurrency World Is Responding to Facebook’s Libra

All the Big Questions We Have About Facebook’s New Digital Currency

Facebook Announces Libra, Digital Currency on the Blockchain That Doesn’t Actually Need to Be on the Blockchain

Hundreds of Current and Former Law Enforcement Officers Reportedly Found in Extremist Facebook Groups

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Facebook Now Shows You Where Advertisers Get Your Data—Here’s How to See It

Facebook’s Libra Project Is Getting Hammered From All Sides, With Fed Chair Raising ‘Serious Concerns’

Instagram Now Preemptively Shames People Before They Post Shitty Comments

Well, Well, Well

Apple Cofounder Steve Wozniak Says Most People Should Get Off Facebook Permanently

Facebook and Instagram Can’t Seem to Keep Their Shit Together

Congress Demands Facebook Put Brakes on Libra Cryptocurrency

Facebook Bravely Limits Nonsense Health ‘Cures’ and Misinformation to Just Some People

Italy Pokes Facebook With $1.1 Million Fine, and Man, I Bet They’re Sorry Now

Breaking Up Facebook Won’t Fix Real Problems, According to Completely Disinterested and Impartial Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook Agrees to Hand Over Hate Speech Data to French Courts

New Law Would Require Big Tech to Tell You How Much Your Data is Worth

Facebook Co-Founder Says Libra Will Empower Corporations and Weaken Developing Countries

President Trump’s Designated Protest Zones Are the Perfect Analogy for ‘Censorship’ on Social Media

Senate Banking Committee Schedules Hearing on Facebook’s Massive Cryptocurrency Project

The Life of a Facebook Moderator Sounds Even Worse Than You Imagined

How the Cryptocurrency World Is Responding to Facebook’s Libra

All the Big Questions We Have About Facebook’s New Digital Currency

Facebook Announces Libra, Digital Currency on the Blockchain That Doesn’t Actually Need to Be on the Blockchain

Hundreds of Current and Former Law Enforcement Officers Reportedly Found in Extremist Facebook Groups

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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