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Communications technologies have always played a substantial role in political realignments. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s skillful use of radio in his day ensured the New Deal coalition, Abraham Lincoln’s use of the telegraph helped pave the way for Republican control of government. This trend still holds true today.

Facebook has taken out full-page advertisements in U.K. newspapers on how to spot “fake news” ahead of the upcoming general election.

Gab, a free speech Twitter alternative, has finally opened to the public after nearly nine months of beta testing.

(Reuters) — Facebook must remove postings deemed as hate speech, an Austrian court has ruled, in a legal victory for campaigners who want to force social media companies to combat online “trolling”.

A high school Spanish teacher from Colorado has been suspended after she reportedly made a piñata with President Trump’s face on it and allowed her students to hit it.

Facebook has shut down thousands of accounts across the U.K. in an effort to fight “fake news” ahead of the country’s general election.

Despite the left’s attempt to deny it, some anti-Trump protesters are indeed paid to show up — including those from a growing number of tech companies who are paying their employees to participate in anti-Trump rallies.

A popular trend on Facebook where users list ten concerts they have attended, but include one that is fake to see if friends can spot the fake, may compromise users’ online security, cybersecurity experts say.

Facebook executives have warned investors about overestimating sales growth prospects, stating that the platform is limited in the number of ads that they can display.

Interns at top technology companies, including Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon, earn more money than the average American, according to a new report.

Police officers in Macon, Georgia, managed to save a teenager this week after she had attempted suicide on Facebook Live.

A newly published report has accused Facebook of rejecting female developer’s code 35 percent more often than code written by male developers.

Facebook is hiring 3,000 new employees for its “community operations team” whose job will be to remove posts that are flagged as inappropriate by users.

In the age of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on the H-1B and strict enforcement of immigration law, tech conglomerates are lobbying the Congress and White House for amnesty and more foreign labor.

(Reuters) — Social media were heavily criticized by a committee of British lawmakers on Monday for failing to do enough to remove illegal and extremist material posted on their sites, and for not preventing it appearing in the first place.

Austria’s ruling Social Democratic Party seeks to impose a “digital barter” tax on online services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google.

A Palestinian member of the Islamic State group who is prominent on social media claims to have unmasked an attempt by Palestinian intelligence to infiltrate groups of IS supporters in the West Bank.

Fortune Magazine just identified Google and Facebook as the two sophisticated U.S.-based tech companies whose employees were swindled out of $100 million by a Lithuanian hacker in the last three years.

Former Breitbart Senior Editor MILO has announced the founding of his new $12 million dollar media company, MILO, Inc.

Facebook’s Building 8 “moon shot” division is developing a direct brain-to-computer interface, allowing users to type words with their mind.

An Alabama man livestreamed his suicide on Facebook Live following a relationship breakup this week.

Facebook has begun testing a new link sharing feature which would display articles related to the topic of the linked story as well as info from appointed “fact-checkers.”

A Parliamentary select committee has cited an analysis by the far left site Buzzfeed to imply so-called “fake news” influenced the U.S. election and demanded Facebook censors online content in the lead-up to the general election.

A Thai man filmed himself murdering his 11-month-old child on Facebook Live before committing suicide.

Hair products company Shea Moisture became a trending topic on Twitter Monday night as users expressed their anger over featuring white actresses in its latest commercial.

According to Business Insider’s 2017 Digital Trust survey, Facebook and YouTube are regarded by consumers as having the most annoying advertisements.

President Donald Trump’s power to appoint a majority of the Federal Trade Commission’s members and the agency’s Chairman may usher in aggressive enforcement of anti-trust laws against several Silicon Valley tech giants.

Facebook is looking to hire someone to run the company’s news products division; a new role supposedly developed to help fight the problem of “fake news.”

Facebook shareholders have demanded a report on so-called fake news and the apparent threat it poses to democracy and free speech, according to a proxy filing made on Friday.

The government of the Indian-administered territory of Kashmir, amid frequent internet blackouts, is reportedly considering banning social media sites for 6 months, allegedly to stop the dissemination of videos and pictures purportedly showing acts of brutalities by its military forces.

Facebook hosted the F8 conference this week where they revealed a number of new features and projects from augmented reality to mind-reading technology.

Reuters has found that more than 15 percent of Facebook’s U.S. staff are immigrants employed through H-1B temporary work visas.

The deputy editor of the Chicago Tribune has accused Facebook of causing a decline in their web traffic, blaming the social network’s new algorithm, which is designed to surface “accurate” and “relevant” stories.

Democrat Jon Ossoff, the candidate who fell short of the 50-percent mark needed to capture a House seat in an Atlanta district that has long been a Republican stronghold, serves as the CEO of an investigative film company that has received backing from the left-wing Omidyar Network.

Facebook has reportedly stated that employees that leave work on May 1st to protest Donald Trump’s immigration policies will not be punished by the company.

Facebook admitted in a statement that they “need to do better,” after a violent video of the Easter Sunday Cleveland shooting remained on the platform for hours without removal.