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Snap CEO’s Supermodel Fiancée Is Sick of Facebook Stealing Her Man’s Ideas

Facebook-owned Instagram recently got done shamelessly copying Snapchat’s most popular features—kneecapping the company before its IPO in the process—and Miranda Kerr, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel’s supermodel fiancée, is fucking pissed. Kerr, who announced her engagement to Spiegel with Bitmoji, expressed her displeasure in an interview this past weekend with The Times: “I cannot STAND Facebook,”…

Social Media William Turton

Oculus’ No Good Year Continues With Hundreds of Demo Stations Shutting Down

It’s been a rocky start for virtual reality manufacturers in general. But Oculus—the company that made people believe in VR again—may be having the hardest time of all. It’s been a year of sluggish sales, PR nightmares and one big time defeat in court. Now, Best Buy is pulling hundreds of demo stations from its…

Social Media Rhett Jones

Facebook Makes Bullshit Claim It Would Take ‘Wonder Machine’ to Track Hate Speech

Facebook’s problems of late are legion: fake news, hate speech, trolls, and the hideous and unpredictable violent outbursts on its Live platform. Now, apparently, the German court system is in the mix. On Monday, a Syrian refugee named Anas Modamani and his lawyer appeared in a Würzburg courtroom to duke it out with Mark Zuckerberg’s…

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Mark Zuckerberg Decides He Won’t Sue Hundreds of Hawaiians to Secure His Property

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has decided to backtrack on his decision to sue hundreds of native Hawaiians, which would have likely forced the families to sell their land at a public court auction to the highest bidder. The lawsuits, which were filed back in December, targeted hundreds of native Hawaiians, some of whom were dead.…

Social Media William Turton

Some Guy Figured Out How to Delete Any Video on Facebook

Security researcher Dan Melamed figured out a clever way to delete any video on Facebook earlier this year, and the social network rewarded him with $10,000 for responsibly reporting his hack. Melamed’s method is shockingly simple and relied on an exposed piece of a URL that he was able to intercept while uploading a video…

Social Media William Turton

Facebook Threw a Swanky Inauguration Party With Garbage Website The Daily Caller

When a presidential inauguration rolls around, it’s party time in DC. Industry groups, corporations, and media organizations throw booze-filled parties, allowing them to get cozy with the new regime and rub elbows with industry and political allies. And some people just want to be seen to be seen. Facebook, which has a big lobbying presence…

Social Media Libby Watson

This Is Why You Didn’t See a Photo of Mark Zuckerberg at Court This Week

Facebook works hard to maintain Mark Zuckerberg’s public image. Professional photographers take staged photographs, like these images of him visiting a Facebook data center, petting a calf, and meeting with world leaders. A team of employees diligently manage his Facebook page. But the most frantic display we’ve seen yet was Facebook’s effort during this week’s…

Social Media William Turton

Mark Zuckerberg Sues Dead People

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is once again going after his neighbors in his latest effort to ensure his 700-acre Hawaiian compound remains impenetrable. This time, rather than erect another massive wall, Zuck has filed a series of lawsuits against several hundred people—some of whom are dead—who inherited or have claims to land Zuck purchased on…

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Palmer Luckey’s First Day Back in the Spotlight Was Not Fun

DALLAS — After being basically in hiding for 117 days, Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey spent his first full day back in the spotlight getting grilled by a feisty lawyer who tried to “make fun” of the fact Luckey had no college degrees. Luckey took the stand here in the northern district Federal courtroom to…

Social Media William Turton

Palmer Watch Day 117: It’s Over

Our watch has ended. After 117 days basically in hiding, Oculus VR founder and former Facebook golden child Palmer Luckey has been spotted in the wild—specifically in a federal courtroom in Dallas where Facebook is the subject of a $2 billion intellectual property lawsuit: https://gizmodo.com/catch-up-on-the-explosive-2-billion-lawsuit-against-fa-1791267436 https://gizmodo.com/mark-zuckerberg-gets-testy-in-oculus-lawsuit-grilling-1791286111 Luckey dropped off the map following the revelation that…

Social Media William Turton

Mark Zuckerberg Gets Testy in Oculus Lawsuit Grilling

DALLAS — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg fired off some sick burns and engaged in a heated exchange with a lawyer while giving testimony in a blockbuster $2 billion lawsuit trial here in a northern district Federal courtroom on Tuesday. In the first time he’s ever testified in a trial, Zuckerberg was grilled by Zenimax lawyer…

Social Media William Turton

Catch Up on the Explosive $2 Billion Lawsuit Against Facebook Before Zuck Takes the Stand

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said he wants to escape the Silicon Valley bubble and travel to different parts of America as part of his 2017 New Year’s resolution. It looks like the first stop on his journey will be a Northern District of Texas Federal courtroom. Zuckerberg, Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey, and former…

Social Media William Turton

After Government Threatens Fines, Facebook Will Test Out Fake News Filtering in Germany

In December, German lawmakers announced plans to introduce a bill that would fine Facebook 500,000 euros (or about $535,000) for not removing fake news posts within 24 hours. On Sunday, the Financial Times reported that the company will be testing its fake news filtering system in—you guessed it—Germany! Facebook announced in December that it was…

Social Media Eve Peyser

Palmer Watch: Day 111

Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus VR, is still nowhere to be seen. That may be all over soon. This week marked the start of a trial over the $2 Billion lawsuit brought by video game company Zenimax against Oculus VR owner Facebook. The suit alleges Oculus stole core intellectual property when it poached current…

Social Media William Turton

You Can’t Block Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook [Updated]

Update 09/01/17: In addition to Zuckerberg, it appears that users cannot block his wife, Priscilla Chan. An earlier update incorrectly stated users now could and we regret the error. In 2010, a Facebook spokesperson told Mashable, “This error isn’t specific to any one account. It’s generated when a person has been blocked a certain large…

Social Media William Turton

Senior Facebook Employee Pleads Not Guilty to Soliciting Sex From 15-Year-Old Girl

Dov Katz, a senior Oculus employee who was arrested in December after allegedly trying to solicit sex from an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a 15-year-old girl, pleaded not guilty today at his arraignment in the King County Superior Court. Katz is formally charged with “attempted commercial sexual abuse of a minor.” The court…

Social Media William Turton

Palmer Watch: Day 104

It’s a new year folks, and we still have no idea what boy genius multi-millionaire Palmer Luckey is up to. In the last edition of Palmer Watch, we learned that Luckey is moving to a new role within Oculus virtual reality, the company he founded and sold to Facebook for $2 billion. What, exactly, will…

Social Media William Turton

A Suggested Itinerary for Mark Zuckerberg’s Cross-Country Vision Quest

Mark Zuckerberg is considerably better at New Year’s resolutions than you are—last year, he built his own home AI, voiced by Morgan Freeman, and ran all over the world. This year, Zuck’s New Year’s resolution is more noble, more selfless. He wants to get offline and immerse himself in the nitty-gritty land of IRL. The…

Social Media Eve Peyser

Facebook Celebrates New Year’s Eve in the Saddest Way

As 2016 comes to a close, many people will countdown the seconds until midnight with friends and family. For some it will be a party, for others, it will be a burial—but they’ll have their loved ones close to experience it together. But many people will be alone, and Facebook has just the thing to…

Social Media Rhett Jones

Why Trolls Won in 2016

A decade is all it took, more or less, for the internet to become unmanageable. In that time, a handful of online communities went through unprecedented expansion, scaling the experimental, self-organizing colonies of the Web 1.0 era into sprawling, corporatized digital city-states like Facebook and Twitter that grew out of Web 2.0. The warning signs…

Social Media Avery Ellis

Snap CEO’s Supermodel Fiancée Is Sick of Facebook Stealing Her Man’s Ideas

Oculus’ No Good Year Continues With Hundreds of Demo Stations Shutting Down

Facebook Makes Bullshit Claim It Would Take ‘Wonder Machine’ to Track Hate Speech

Mark Zuckerberg Decides He Won’t Sue Hundreds of Hawaiians to Secure His Property

Some Guy Figured Out How to Delete Any Video on Facebook

Facebook Threw a Swanky Inauguration Party With Garbage Website The Daily Caller

This Is Why You Didn’t See a Photo of Mark Zuckerberg at Court This Week

Mark Zuckerberg Sues Dead People

Palmer Luckey’s First Day Back in the Spotlight Was Not Fun

Palmer Watch Day 117: It’s Over

Mark Zuckerberg Gets Testy in Oculus Lawsuit Grilling

Catch Up on the Explosive $2 Billion Lawsuit Against Facebook Before Zuck Takes the Stand

After Government Threatens Fines, Facebook Will Test Out Fake News Filtering in Germany

Palmer Watch: Day 111

You Can’t Block Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook [Updated]

Senior Facebook Employee Pleads Not Guilty to Soliciting Sex From 15-Year-Old Girl

Palmer Watch: Day 104

A Suggested Itinerary for Mark Zuckerberg’s Cross-Country Vision Quest

Facebook Celebrates New Year’s Eve in the Saddest Way

Why Trolls Won in 2016

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

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

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

Snap CEO’s Supermodel Fiancée Is Sick of Facebook Stealing Her Man’s Ideas

Oculus’ No Good Year Continues With Hundreds of Demo Stations Shutting Down

Facebook Makes Bullshit Claim It Would Take ‘Wonder Machine’ to Track Hate Speech

Mark Zuckerberg Decides He Won’t Sue Hundreds of Hawaiians to Secure His Property

Some Guy Figured Out How to Delete Any Video on Facebook

Facebook Threw a Swanky Inauguration Party With Garbage Website The Daily Caller

This Is Why You Didn’t See a Photo of Mark Zuckerberg at Court This Week

Mark Zuckerberg Sues Dead People

Palmer Luckey’s First Day Back in the Spotlight Was Not Fun

Palmer Watch Day 117: It’s Over

Mark Zuckerberg Gets Testy in Oculus Lawsuit Grilling

Catch Up on the Explosive $2 Billion Lawsuit Against Facebook Before Zuck Takes the Stand

After Government Threatens Fines, Facebook Will Test Out Fake News Filtering in Germany

Palmer Watch: Day 111

You Can’t Block Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook [Updated]

Senior Facebook Employee Pleads Not Guilty to Soliciting Sex From 15-Year-Old Girl

Palmer Watch: Day 104

A Suggested Itinerary for Mark Zuckerberg’s Cross-Country Vision Quest

Facebook Celebrates New Year’s Eve in the Saddest Way

Why Trolls Won in 2016

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

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

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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