• Facebook workers speak out against Zuckerberg’s policy on Trump posts

    Facebook workers speak out against Zuckerberg’s policy on Trump posts

    Some Facebook employees are slamming the social network for not following Twitter’s example in flagging posts from President Trump. Numerous Facebook workers — including a number identifying themselves as high-level employees — criticized the company on Twitter over the weekend as protests over the death of George Floyd gripped the nation. “Mark is wrong, and …
  • Zuckerberg, Dorsey Spar over Twitter’s Trump Fact-Check

    Zuckerberg, Dorsey Spar over Twitter’s Trump Fact-Check

    Rival social media CEOs Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey had a public spat Wednesday night after Zuckerberg criticized Twitter for its fact-check of President Trump’s prediction that mass voting-by-mail would lead to fraud. Speaking to Fox News’ Dana Perino, Zuckerberg — who has repeatedly pushed back on criticism for his decision to not censor political …
  • Fortunes of US billionaires grew by $343B since coronavirus crisis

    Fortunes of US billionaires grew by $343B since coronavirus crisis

    The combined fortunes of America’s billionaires ballooned by $434 billion during the coronavirus pandemic, even as millions of Americans lost their jobs, a new report says. That marked a 15 percent increase in the total net worth of the nation’s more than 600 billionaires between March 18 and May 19 as much of the country …
  • Zuckerberg says Facebook staff can work from anywhere — for a price

    Zuckerberg says Facebook staff can work from anywhere — for a price

    If you want to work for Facebook from your house in Peoria, Ill., don’t expect a Palo Alto, Calif.-sized paycheck. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said half of the social-networking giant’s employees could be working remotely within the next five to 10 years, and that Facebook will begin allowing certain employees to work from …
  • Zuckerberg Calls for ‘Clear Regulatory Framework’ to Counter Chinese Internet Censorship

    Zuckerberg Calls for ‘Clear Regulatory Framework’ to Counter Chinese Internet Censorship

    Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg called China’s social-media censorship “really dangerous” during an online debate Monday, adding that “the best antidote” to the Chinese Communist Party’s model is “a clear regulatory framework that comes out of Western democratic countries.” Speaking to the European Union’s internal market commissioner Thierry Breton, Zuckerberg said he was worried about China’s …
  • Facebook is buying GIF company Giphy for $400 million

    Facebook is buying GIF company Giphy for $400 million

    Facebook is reportedly buying animated-image database Giphy for $400 million. Under the deal, New York-based Giphy — whose trove of cute animals, bizarre cartoon characters and mugging celebrities are popular on social media and messaging apps — will remain its own brand, but would be primarily integrated through Facebook-owned Instagram. “GIPHY makes everyday conversations more …
  • Facebook names members of oversight board that can overrule Zuckerberg

    Facebook names members of oversight board that can overrule Zuckerberg

    Facebook this week announced the members of its content oversight board which will have the power to overrule Mark Zuckerberg on what content to censor. The independent body, which has been dubbed Facebook’s “Supreme Court,” includes a former prime minister, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a number of constitutional law experts among its 20 members, …
  • Zoom’s success story probably won’t include a Facebook takeover

    Zoom’s success story probably won’t include a Facebook takeover

    Zoom is the social-networking sensation of the year — and it’s also probably safe from getting taken over by Facebook anytime soon. The video-conferencing app has quickly become ubiquitous during the coronavirus lockdown, with its user base surging by 20-fold to more than 200 million since the pandemic began. On top of business meetings and …
  • Facebook cancels all large events through June 2021, Zuckerberg says

    Facebook cancels all large events through June 2021, Zuckerberg says

    Facebook is canceling all large gatherings until June 2021, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday. The social network is also extending its requirement that employees work from home through the end of May, and will permit employees who don’t feel comfortable coming in to work remotely “through at least the summer.” “A small percent of our …
  • Jesse Eisenberg: I’m ‘incredibly calm’ amid the coronavirus crisis

    Jesse Eisenberg: I’m ‘incredibly calm’ amid the coronavirus crisis

    Jesse Eisenberg would really like some hand sanitizer. But Los Angeles has been cleaned out — and, to the actor’s immense regret, that’s where the coronavirus crisis marooned him. On the phone with The Post, the verbose “Zombieland” star found some dark humor in being detained in the last place in the world he wants …