This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Zoe Thomas: For years, Facebook has been looking for new user growth in ...

Corinne Reichert (she/her) grew up in Sydney, Australia and moved to California in 2019. She holds degrees in law and communications, and currently writes news, analysis and features for CNET across ...

Facebook says it’s helping millions of the world’s poorest people get online through apps and services that allow them to use internet data free. Internal company documents show that many of these ...

Facing heightened scrutiny for its social media policies and relentless quest for growth, Facebook is now turning its attention to getting more people high-speed internet access in hard-to-reach ...

“Big Wireless doesn’t want you to know this hack,” reads part of the post. “You can get FREE wireless internet + a Smart Tablet. The Affordable Connectivity Program – ACP – is a new government benefit ...

While the Internet may be ubiquitous to those of us living in the Western world, for billions of other people in emerging markets, getting online remains a technological and conceptual challenge.

Last year, Facebook started a program called Discover, which builds on its Free Basics internet accessibility service. It offers users in some countries an allowance of free daily data to access any ...

Facebook is inviting additional mobile operators to take part in Internet.org, its project to bring Internet access to poorly connected parts of the world. Internet.org turns one year old this week, ...

Queenie Wong was a senior writer for CNET News, focusing on social media companies including Facebook's parent company Meta, Twitter and TikTok. Before joining CNET, she worked for The Mercury News in ...

The tech giant isn’t waiting around for countries to build faster internet networks. When completed, 2Africa will be one of the longest subsea cables in the world -- but it will still be shorter than ...

For a preview of what lies wrapped beneath the Christmas tree, log in to Facebook. The social network tracks its users’ behaviour so intimately that it is able to personalise adverts with a precision ...

Much has been said about Facebook recently, but there’s one thing we agree on: Congress should pass new internet regulations. We’ve been advocating for new rules for several years. For too long, many ...