Social Media

Years after coming under scrutiny for contributing to ethnic and religious violence in Myanmar, Facebook still has problems detecting and moderating hate speech and misinformation on its platform in the Southeast Asian nation, internal documents viewed by The Associated Press show

Facebook says it plans to hire 10,000 workers in the European Union over the next five years to work on a new computing platform.

While accusing the giant social network of pursuing profits over safety, a former Facebook data scientist told Congress she believes stricter government oversight could alleviate the dangers the company poses, from harming children to inciting political violence to fueling misinformation.

Facebook is asking a federal court to dismiss a revised complaint against it by the Federal Trade Commission after a federal judge threw out an earlier complaint.

Former President Donald Trump wants a federal judge in Florida to force Twitter to restore his account, which the company suspended in January following the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol.

Get your wildfire emergency kit ready, sign up for emergency alerts, and follow your local law enforcement and firefighting teams on social media.

Commissioner Mark Shull was joined by faith leaders Monday in an effort to apologize for Islamophobic and other bigoted remarks made on social media.

Social media platforms are continuing to crackdown on fringe groups and conspiracy theories following last week’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol

Though stripped of his Twitter megaphone, President Donald Trump does have alternative options of much smaller reach.

Decisions on snow days Thursday varied from district to district. But use of social media to get the word out? Pretty similar.