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Our coverage of all things Facebook. Founded by Mark Zuckerberg and several fellow students in February 2004, the social network has grown to more than a billion users and currently owns Instagram and WhatsApp.

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iPhone
Suck it, Zuck — only 4% of US iOS users say ‘okay then’ to ad tracking
TNW - Callum Booth
At the end of the day, all Apple wants is your money. Sometimes though, this desire for cash manifests as something that’s actually positive for users. And Apple‘s app tracking transparency is one of things....
May 7
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Health
How Big Pharma finds sick users on Facebook
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If you’re a drug manufacturer looking for patients, one company has become a major destination in the past few years: Facebook. The social media giant, through its power to target users based on their...
May 7
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Civil Rights
6 things you should know about the Facebook Oversight Board
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Facebook’s quasi-independent Oversight Board on May 5, 2021, upheld the company’s suspension of former President Donald Trump from the platform and Instagram. The decision came four months after Facebook...
May 6
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U.S. Government
Should the US government force Facebook to host speech?
TNW - Tristan Greene
Should the US government force Facebook to host speech? Tristan Greene Should the US government force Facebook to host speech? The Next Web Lol no. Lol no.
May 5
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Facebook
Facebook Oversight Board upholds ban on Donald Trump’s accounts, for now
TNW - Thomas Macaulay
Facebook’s Oversight Board has upheld the platform’s decision to ban Donald Trump‘s accounts, but says the company broke its own rules by imposing an indefinite suspension. Trump’s Facebook and Instagram...
May 5
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Trump news update
Trump’s been posturbating on private social media for months
TNW - Tristan Greene
Donald Trump today launched a private social media site. Its membership is so exclusive that only former US presidents who’ve been impeached twice are allowed to post there. The site’s called “From The...
May 4
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Mark Zuckerberg
Ranking the new iOS 14.5 features by how much they’ll annoy Zuckerberg
TNW - Callum Booth
This week’s release of iOS 14.5 was a big one. Not only are there interesting new features like mask unlock and a redesigned podcast app, but Apple also went all Wild West on app tracking. And the tech...
Apr 29
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Language
Instagram will now filter out strangers’ DMs that contain abusive language
TNW - Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Instagram is finally adding another much-needed layer of protection from harassment to your inbox: from now on, it’ll “automatically filter DM requests containing offensive words, phrases, and emojis,...
Apr 21
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How Facebook’s ad system lets companies talk out of both sides of their mouths
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Liberals on Facebook are given one picture of ExxonMobil. To them, the multibillion-dollar oil giant sells itself as turning over a new leaf, exploring “carbon capture” techniques that put carbon back...
Apr 14
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What actually happened with Facebook’s massive 533M record leak
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Over the long weekend reports emerged of an alleged data breach, impacting half a billion Facebook users from 106 countries. And while this figure is staggering, there’s more to the story than 533 million...
Apr 6
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What actually happened with Facebook’s massive 533M record leak
TNW - The Conversation
Over the long weekend reports emerged of an alleged data breach, impacting half a billion Facebook users from 106 countries. And while this figure is staggering, there’s more to ... What actually happened...
Apr 6