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The Breitbart-bashing Anti-Defamation League has announced a partnership with Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and Google to end “cyberhate.”

Google, Facebook, and Twitter are reportedly “scrambling” in an effort to stop regulation of their companies by the government, according to a report.

A gay coffee shop owner in Seattle kicked a Christian pro-life group out of his coffee shop because he felt offended by their presence, according to video footage of the incident.

Facebook is adding a button to provide more information on news stories posted to the social media platform in an attempt to fight “fake news.”

Investigations into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election could force Google and Facebook to reveal algorithm secrets, according to a report.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some 10 million people in the United States saw politically divisive ads on Facebook that the company said were purchased in Russia in the months before and after last year’s U.S. presidential election, Facebook said on Monday.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently made a post to social media begging for forgiveness over accusations that Facebook may have influenced the 2016 election.

The EU Commission has warned social media companies Facebook and Twitter that if they don’t comply with EU law, they could face heavy regulation.

The highly-anticipated TV return of Will & Grace Thursday was slammed by several fans of the NBC sitcom as being “too political” in its first primetime episode in 11 years.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Austin Petersen says he was “blocked” from using Facebook after he posted a video announcing an AR-15 giveaway.

Senator James Lankford (R-OK), has claimed that Russian trolls are attempting to cause anger and outrage over the recent NFL #TakeAKnee protests.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has denied that the social media platform holds an anti-Trump bias.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed regret at previously thinking that claims misinformation on his platform changed the election were “crazy.”

Of the NFL’s 32 teams, 28 saw a marked drop in Facebook followings after this weekend’s protests where many players refused to stand for the national anthem.

Russia has threatened to ban Facebook in 2018 if they fail “to comply with local data storage laws,” according to a report.

Democrats in both the House and the Senate want to put a ban on political advertisements on social media that are paid for by foreign companies, sending a letter to the FEC asking them to consider new rules about online advertising. The letter came two weeks after Facebook revealed to Congress that a Russian account had paid for 3,000 ads between June 2015 and May 2017.

Writing at the Huffington Post, Ethan Klapper notes that Breitbart News saw a huge increase in Facebook interactions over the weekend following President Donald Trump’s comments on NFL players kneeling during the national anthem and NFL athletes protesting in response

Former President Obama reportedly met with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg after the 2016 election to advise the tech billionaire on how to deal with fake news on the Facebook platform.

Silicon Valley was sent into a dither this week after Vanity Fair indicated that legendary venture capitalist and Trump supporter Peter Thiel is about to become Chairman of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB).

Instagram has apologized after an algorithm repurposed a user’s screenshot of a rape threat she received as an advertisement for the platform.

Speaking to Axios at a Toronto artificial intelligence conference, Yoshua Bengio warned against the concentration of money and power in Silicon Valley.

President Donald Trump responded to failed former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s accusations against Facebook for allowing Russia to buy ads in the 2016 presidential election.

A group of University of New Hampshire (UNH) sorority sisters is under investigation after a video of them singing a Kanye West song containing the n-word circulated on social media.

At the first Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg asserted that social media platforms “have to be more aggressive” in fighting “fake news.”

Facebook is apologizing for letting advertisers use phrases like “Jew-haters” as a targeting criteria and for not noticing it until it was pointed out.

Police in Minnesota arrested a suspect after a disturbing video of a disabled teen being beaten went viral.

Internet and social media giants must delete and censor terrorist material within two hours or face punishment, the prime minister will demand Wednesday.

A Texas woman who said a Hobby Lobby store’s decision to display a vase containing cotton stalks is insensitive toward blacks is gaining attention on social media.

FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly “now in possession of Russian-linked ads run on Facebook during the presidential election,” which he obtained with a search warrant. According to CNN, “Facebook gave Mueller and his team copies of ads and

Legislators in Washington are reportedly considering stricter regulation on Silicon Valley tech companies as digital advertising becomes a central part of American elections.

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) attacks on President Trump turned personal after she tweeted Friday that First Lady Melania Trump is among those who cannot trust the president.

Instagram removed a picture of a young boy with a facial deformity for violating the platform’s “guidelines,” according to a report.

Facebook has been allowing advertisers to target advertisements towards anti-Semitic users, according to a report.

A former Facebook executive has stated that tech companies such as Google and Facebook have become “surveillance states” and are “inviting government regulation.”

Billionaire special interests are seeking special favors from the Democrats who control California state government to waive costly and time-consuming environmental regulations.

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – Facebook said on Wednesday it would introduce tougher rules on who can make money from advertising on its network, responding to criticism that it makes it too easy for providers of fake news and sensational headlines to cash in.