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Antisemitic and Anti-Muslim Hate Speech Surges Across the Internet

Fueled by the conflict between Israel and Gaza and stoked by extremists, hate speech has spiked on social media platforms…

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Hamas Is Barred From Social Media. Its Messages Are Still Spreading.

Hamas and Hamas-linked accounts are exploiting the challenge social media companies face in striking the right balance on moderation, experts…

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Hamas Hijacked Victims’ Social Media Accounts to Spread Terror

The use of hostages’ Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accounts to livestream attacks and issue death threats is a new tactic,…

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Social Media Users Accuse Facebook and Instagram of Suppressing Pro-Palestinian Posts

Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, said last week that it would enact temporary measures to push down extreme…

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Finance

Campbell Brown, Who Led Facebook News, Leaves Meta

Ms. Brown’s exit indicates how Meta’s priorities around news and its relationships with media companies have changed.

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World

Does Information Affect Our Beliefs?

New studies on social media’s influence tell a complicated story.

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Finance

Judge Dismisses D.C.’s Privacy Lawsuit Against Meta

The District of Columbia accused the company of sharing user data in deceptive ways. A Superior Court decision said Meta…

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If It’s Advertised to You Online, You Probably Shouldn’t Buy It. Here’s Why.

If you saw a Facebook ad recently for Jeremy’s Razors, which bills itself as a “woke-free” razor for men, you…

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It’s Time to Tear Up Big Tech’s Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card

I still remember the shock I felt when I was able to buy a Facebook ad aimed only at white…

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Finance

Facebook’s Bridge to Nowhere

In the early summer of 2017, Warren Slocum walked into a warehouse in Menlo Park, Calif., to meet with members…

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