In today’s increasingly polarized political environment, very few issues unite both sides of the spectrum. However, criticizing Facebook is the rare one that does. Both liberals and conservatives have voiced concerns with the social media giant for suppressing or even outright censoring political content by controlling what users’ see in their feeds. This week, another…

Facebook’s business model has come under increasing pressure in recent years as consumer privacy advocates and lawmakers have demanded the company stop collecting so much user data. However, despite the immense legal challenges Facebook faces for doing this, the company is actually going a step further. This week, Facebook quietly introduced yet another feature that…

It’s no secret that Facebook scammers often impersonate businesses to trick unsuspecting users into forking over money. And while the cost of this fraud is apparent for the victims, the damage to the businesses that are being impersonated is often not reported. That’s why, this week, a small business in St. Paul, Minnesota, told its…

Earlier this year, dozens of states sued Facebook for allegedly harming young users and putting profit above their safety. However, the extent to which companies like Facebook profit from young users wasn’t fully known — until now. According to a study released this week by the Harvard School of Public Health, social media companies made…

Scammers will do anything to make a quick buck on Facebook — even taking over the account of a deceased Army veteran. However, the veteran’s brother, a man named Scott Vreeland, is not taking the news sitting down. Instead, he’s suing Facebook for not deactivating his brother’s account after it was taken over in a…

When it comes to free speech and censorship, Facebook lives in a murky legal area. Earlier this week, the police department in Everett, Washington, disabled the comment section on its Facebook page after it received increasing amounts of violent and threatening posts over the past several months. While the police department said the move is…

Facebook’s algorithms are designed to help like-minded users find each another and connect. However, that mission can backfire in a big way when those users have bad intentions. According to one ex-Facebook employee, he repeatedly warned the company’s leadership that the platform’s “People You May Know” tool was fueling child exploitation. However, he says that…

Facebook Marketplace scams are always a big problem, but they reach a new level entirely around the holidays. According to international financial institution Banco Santander, its customers have lost over $8.2 million to Facebook Marketplace scams this year, a 50% increase over the last year. And that’s why the bank is implementing a new feature…

Facebook has been accused in recent weeks of demoting or blocking content on both sides of the Israel-Hamas war, sparking outrage in both Israeli and Palestinian communities while drawing accusations of censorship. And now, Facebook’s own semi-independent Oversight Board has weighed in on the side of those concerned users. According to the Board, Facebook’s automated…

Facebook scammers often capitalize on current events to attract interest. However, some scammers in Australia went a bridge too far when they created numerous fake pages that offered to livestream the funeral of a recently deceased popular politician named Peta Murphy. According to reports, at least nine separate fake pages were created for the event…

This week, Facebook introduced a new feature for Instagram and Threads users that will allow them to deprioritize fact-checked content in their feeds. And while this tool will let users choose what to do with controversial content, some critics say it could also serve as a fast-track to censorship. According to Facebook, it’s giving users…

This past spring, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleged that Facebook violated a 2020 privacy agreement by collecting and monetizing data from users under the age of 18. Now, Facebook has decided to sue the FTC, challenging its authority to reopen the privacy case against the social media giant. According to the lawsuit, Facebook…