How fake news on Facebook helped fuel a border crisis in Europe
New York Times: Social media helped smugglers profit off those trying to reach Europe.
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Hate speech in Myanmar continues to thrive on Facebook
Scrolling through Facebook today, it's not hard to find posts threatening murder and rape.
The real cost of that cheap thing you bought from a Facebook ad
In buying a cheap ring, Shanti Mathias found herself part of the business of dropshipping.
The Mark Zuckerberg aesthetic
New York Times: Zuckerberg pitched himself as a cultural impresario of internet's future.
Large shift: Facebook to shut down and delete its face-recognition system
Removal will delete 'more than a billion ... individual facial recognition templates'.
The metaverse is Zuckerberg's escape hatch
New York Times: If his new strategy works it could help address several big problems.
Learning to live with Mark Zuckerberg
New York Times: Journalists and tech executives in a battle that has no end in sight.
Why has Facebook become Meta?
Facebook is not the only tech giant to stake its claim to the metaverse.
New name, new logo: Facebook unveils fresh look to the world
The rebranding comes after leaked documents exposed the company's questionable actions.
Facebook after the whistleblower: Can Zuckerberg reboot the social network?
Financial Times: Company faces criticism from staff that its culture is damaging society.
America 'on fire': Facebook watched as Trump ignited hate
The former president has since been suspended from both Twitter and Facebook.
Editorial: Anti-social media is soiling our nest
OPINION: Our editorial on the malevolent spread of misinformation on vaccines.
Inside the big Facebook leak
New York Times: The Facebook whistleblower led a meticulous media rollout.
Facebook is mired in a PR crisis. It could face a legal one as well
New York Times: Facebook has dismissed the claims made by the whistleblower.
Facebook 'froze' as anti-vaccine comments swarmed
Claims social media giant prioritised controversy and division over the health of users.
Facebook wrestles with the features it used to define social networking
New York Times: Likes and shares made the site. Now it struggles to deal with the effects.
Facebook apps used to groom 24 children every week in UK
Revelation comes as whistleblower Frances Haugen prepares to give evidence in parliament.
Missing apostrophe in Facebook post lands man in defamation court
New York Times: A lack of punctuation may cost one man thousands.
Police issue warnings of Facebook Marketplace scam
Police say a Marketplace seller was assaulted by two scammers.
Opinion: We're smarter about Facebook now
New York Times: With each Facebook crisis, we become savvier about the influence of tech.
Under-fire Facebook adds new anti-bullying controls
Social network says it has added new protections against mass harassment.
NZ right-wing nationalist group on internal Facebook blacklist of terror and hate groups
Other organisations included in the document have links to the KKK, ISIS and Hamas.
After whistleblower goes public, Facebook tries calming employees
New York Times: Employees are divided over Frances Haugen's statements.
Facebook 'hurts kids, fuels division'
Data scientist says company knows how to make Facebook and Instagram safer, but won't.
Gone in minutes, out for hours: Outage shakes Facebook
New York Times: When the apps blinked out, lives were disrupted and businesses cut off.
Facebook is weaker than we knew
New York Times: Leaked documents hint at a company whose best days are behind it.
Whistleblower says Facebook 'chooses profits over safety'
New York Times: Whistleblower provided internal documents to journalists.
Ex-Facebook manager alleges social network fed Capitol riot
Whistleblower alleges Facebook 'chose to optimise its own interests'.
Opinion: Shrink Facebook to save the world
New York Times: Facebook's used as a tool for violence. Maybe it shouldn't be everywhere.
Facebook livestreams of PM's 1pm update swarmed by anti-vax misinformation
The benefits of reaching the wider audience outweigh the risk of damage, Ardern says.
Facebook puts Instagram for kids on hold after pushback
Concerns raised overi increased cyberbullying, possible vulnerability to online predators.
That comment someone left on Facebook? It can get you sued
New York Times: Australia's top court said media companies can be held liable for replies.