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A former adviser to Steve Jobs has joined the Facebook pile-on, accusing the social networking giant of failing to better police incendiary posts and misinformation because that keeps its users hooked on the site. Facebook is “peddling in an addictive drug called anger” and is “destroying the very fabric of democracy, destroying the very fabric of …

Facebook’s recent acquisition of Giphy is facing scrutiny across the pond. The social networking giant last month announced that it was buying the popular GIF-slinger in a deal worth $400 million with the intention of more closely integrating it with its own family of apps, setting off alarm bells for Britain’s competition watchdog. Though there …

Tech behemoths Amazon, Facebook and Google are employing a number of advocacy groups to conduct p.r.-like campaigns that include letter writing and polling to paint a positive image for them and persuade regulators against breaking up or penalizing the industry, according to a report. The tactic comes as the Justice Department and attorneys general have …

Big tech companies are pledging to be transparent about child exploitation on their platforms as they look to continue expanding encryption. The Technology Coalition, which includes titans like Facebook and Google, on Thursday said its 18 member companies would establish a “multi-million”-dollar research fund to study patterns of abuse and develop tools to prevent it. …

Mark Zuckerberg’s controversial decision to not censor offensive or inaccurate posts by President Trump could land him in hot water with advertisers, according to a new report. Liberal media watchdog group Media Matters for America is drafting a letter urging advertisers to pull their ad spots from Facebook in protest of Zuckerberg’s handling of Trump’s …

Mom support group and occasional rich-lady fight club, UES Mommas, has exploded in racial unrest. The private Facebook group — which, as we’ve previously reported, once had to be temporarily closed because of a furore about a children’s book — has been put on ice after its users turned on its management accusing them of …

Nearly three dozen former employees from Facebook’s early days on Wednesday blasted chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s decision not to act against incendiary posts by President Trump as “cowardly” and a “betrayal” of company ideals. The open letter, initially reported by the New York Times, deepened a crisis facing Facebook’s leadership team, who had to defend …

A tech advocacy group backed by Twitter and Facebook sued President Trump over his executive order cracking down on social media companies. Trump’s order to curtail liability protections for social firms violates the First Amendment because it was a clear strike back at Twitter’s decision to fact-check his tweets, the Center for Democracy & Technology …

Facebook has suspended accounts linked to white nationalist groups amid raging protests against racism and police brutality. Some of those accounts urged people to bring weapons to recent demonstrations following last week’s police killing of George Floyd, according to Facebook. The company also took down accounts that falsely claimed to be affiliated with the leftist …

Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday defended what he called a “tough decision” to allow controversial posts from President Trump to remain on Facebook. In an internal call with employees, Zuckerberg said that he was “pretty thorough” when reviewing Facebook’s policies regarding Trump’s posts — specifically one that had been flagged by rival Twitter for “glorifying violence” …