Closing arguments began Thursday in a landmark trial that put online behavior under a microscope. In many ways, it has ...

Spain will launch a tool to measure hate speech on digital platforms as ​part of a broader strategy to increase ‌oversight of social media companies, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday.

Meta, the company behind some of the world’s most popular social media platforms, just scooped up a new site – for bots.

Meta has acquired Moltbook, the Reddit-esque simulated social network made up of AI agents that went viral a few weeks ago. The company will hire Moltbook creator Matt Schlicht and his business ...

Former CIA officers advise travelers to research destinations using resources like the U.S. State Department website. Travelers should avoid posting trip details on social media until after they ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The Department of Homeland Security is expanding its efforts to identify Americans who oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement by sending tech companies legal requests for the names ...

The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and tech workers said ...

Grieving parents went before state lawmakers to demand more accountability from social media companies. They say the companies drag their feet on responding to law enforcement warrants even when kids' ...

The FBI is reminding those looking for love ahead of Valentine’s Day to stay vigilant. On Wednesday, the bureau shared a post on social media warning Americans of what it’s calling “romance scams,” ...

An expert witness in a case brought by a California woman against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, testified that the design features of its social media apps are addictive, ...

The world's biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements in one such trial ...

For more than a decade, policymakers and advocacy groups have cast teenagers’ use of social media as a looming public health crisis. This now widely accepted assumption has fueled calls for bans and ...