Republican lawmakers led by Ted Cruz accused Facebook, Google and Twitter of censoring conservatives and threatened regulation.
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What does ‘white fragility’ mean? Facebook discussions about race add new words to dictionaries
It used to take decades for new words to find their way into dictionaries. In the Facebook age, they can quickly break into mainstream use.
Facebook to restrict Facebook Live after New Zealand mosque shootings, Sheryl Sandberg says
Facebook is considering restrictions on who can livestream on the social network following shootings at two New Zealand mosques, Sheryl Sandberg said.
After New Zealand mosque shootings and civil rights backlash, Facebook bans white nationalism, separatism
The move to ban white nationalist and white separatist content on Facebook and Instagram marks a major step in reckoning with white supremacist content.
Facebook vows to stop ad discrimination against African-Americans, women and older workers
Facebook settled five lawsuits alleging its targeting tools allowed advertiserstoexclude certain groups from seeing housing and employment offers.
Facebook and Instagram are officially back and blaming server configuration change for outage
The social media giant said it has resolved the issue,which affected millions of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users starting Wednesday.
What’s playing at this California theater? Donald Trump protests (and some movies, too)
Allen Michaan, owner of the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland, uses his movie marquee to protest Trump. “This is my contribution to the resistance,” he says.
If you’ve been harassed online, you’re not alone. More than half of Americans say they’ve been subject to hate
More than half of Americans have experienced hateful speech or harassment and more than a third say they’ve been attacked online.
Good ol’ boys network, meet black girl magic: Black, female entrepreneurs are changing Silicon Valley
For years, black women have been overlooked in tech. Now their startups are raising millions in venture capital and forcing Silicon Valley to pay attention.
‘I don’t miss it at all.’ There’s life after deleting Facebook, some former users say
As Facebookreelsfrom scandals, users have begun to question whatthey are getting out of the relationship. The answer for some: Not enough.