In August 2023, Facebook users copied and pasted a boilerplate message into new posts about how to "bypass the system" to thwart an "algorithm" that purportedly "limits posts on your News Feed" to ...

Facebook is broken, says whistleblower Frances Haugen, who worked on the company’s civic integrity team. In testimony before Congress and in the media, Haugen has argued that the social giant’s ...

You might have seen the latest Facebook hoax on your news feed. As quickly as it's spreading, you might soon see it posted by more than 26 friends. But if the hoax were true, you'd only be seeing ...

If you've been noticing a distinct change in the content you're seeing on Facebook recently, you aren't alone. Several members of the IndyStar newsroom have reported seeing a disproportionate amount ...

Facebook is defending its decision in 2018 to make changes to its algorithm that may have made the platform's users more hostile toward each other, according to a new report. Three years ago, Facebook ...

Facebook’s algorithm 1 is its superpower — and its kryptonite. Yes, it leads to higher engagement that earns the company billions of dollars, but it’s also tied to some of the company’s biggest ...

For years, regulators and activists have worried that social media companies’ algorithms were dividing the United States with politically toxic posts and conspiracies. The concern was so widespread ...

But because Facebook’s primary goal is to grab and hold your attention, critics say, it’s also prone to feed you that high school classmate’s post of a meme that demonizes people you disagree with, ...

Republicans have long decried Facebook and social media as biased against them. Former President Donald Trump remains suspended from Twitter and Facebook. Republican lawmakers and influencers have ...

Facebook promoted pages that shared pro-military propaganda in Myanmar, even after it banned accounts linked to the military from the platform due to human rights abuses and the risk of violence, ...

With three billion active users scrolling, liking, and sharing every day, Facebook remains the world’s largest social media platform—and one of the most competitive. Whether you’re a business owner ...