Shannon Bond
Stories
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Technology
Tech's crackdown on Russian propaganda is a geopolitical high-wire act
Facebook, Google, Apple and Microsoft are taking steps to curb Russian propaganda, but they don't want to be kicked out of the country and limit Russians' access to their platforms.
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Technology
Facebook uncovers disinformation and hacking campaigns targeting Ukraine
Facebook parent company Meta says it has uncovered Russian efforts to undermine trust in the Ukrainian government and to hack Ukrainian military officials and journalists using its platform.
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Technology
Facebook, Instagram and Twitter limit ads over Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Meta, Facebook's parent company, says the decision comes in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Twitter says it is temporarily pausing ads in Ukraine and Russia.
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National
Senators aim to rewrite child safety rules on social media
The bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act comes amid mounting frustration in Washington that apps like Instagram and YouTube aren't doing enough to protect their youngest users.
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National
Meta's Market value plummets by $200 billion as Facebook user base declines
Investors wiped more than $200 billion of the market value of Facebook owner Meta after the company warned of weaker advertising growth and reported its first-ever decline in daily users.
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Business
What the Joe Rogan podcast controversy says about the online misinformation ecosystem
More than a thousand health professionals are calling on Spotify to crack down on COVID-19 falsehoods aired on the podcast of the company's most popular host.
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Technology
Kicked off Facebook and Twitter, far-right groups lose online clout
In the year since the January 6th Capitol attack, far-right influencers and extremists are taking new approaches to organizing online.
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Technology
2022 will be a tense year for Facebook and social apps. Here are 4 reasons why
Social media companies will feel pressure from Washington, European regulators and even their own users over kids' safety and privacy, competition and election-related misinformation.
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Technology
Facebook bans 7 'surveillance-for-hire' companies that spied on 50,000 users
The parent company of Facebook and Instagram says the firms used its platforms to spy on human rights activists, government critics, celebrities and journalists in more than 100 countries.
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Politics
Far right is using Twitter's new policy against extremism researchers and activists
Twitter recently launched a new policy in the U.S. to limit the sharing of photos and videos of people without their consent. Activists on the left say it limits public interest reporting.