Faced with an unprecedented crisis, the tech company is pursuing a path that many in the media industry are sure to find darkly amusing.

The nitwit founder of Facebook has created the worst, most damaging website in the world. And we’re just supposed to accept it.

Who Peter Thiel is does not really matter. What matters about him is whom he connects.

Yes, the tech monopolies still have enormous power. But encouraging change is afoot. We just need a lot more of it.

Mark Zuckerberg’s virtual world promises fun and creative opportunities for all—including a small universe of cybercriminals.

A trove of internal documents reveal a company that is willfully spreading misinformation and hate in pursuit of profit and growth.

First, whistleblower Frances Haugen will testify. Then Biden’s aggressive antitrust pick finally gets his confirmation hearing. But it’s still an uphill battle.

The zany plan hatched by Amazon, Facebook, and Google to undermine Lina Khan and Jonathan Kanter can’t be taken seriously.

Mark Zuckerberg’s overhyped hybrid virtual/physical world is a distraction from the company’s real problems—and ours.

Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and others have called on Congress to pass the John Lewis Act, but for years they’ve pumped money to the man dedicated to blocking the bill.

There are structural reasons people are swayed by anti-vaccine propaganda. Sneering at the unvaccinated won't solve them.

The Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan is an extreme, though not entirely unique, test case for the power and the peril of these platforms.

Rounding out his appointments with the new antitrust chief, the president has found a team bold enough to challenge the terms of our economic dystopia head-on.

The White House wants Facebook to crack down on anti-vax posts, but that would require the social media giant to transform on a fundamental level.

The new FTC commissioner has the authority, instincts, and acumen to meaningfully rein in the power of companies like Facebook and Amazon. That’s why they hate her.

The Democrats’ plan to take on Big Tech is divided between slipshod legislative and regulatory efforts. Can small bites get the job done, or do we need more sweeping proposals?

The former president’s class-action suit against Twitter and Facebook is a typically ham-fisted grab for power and money. It can die in the courts and still serve him well.

The social media giant claims it will no longer have separate rules for politicians, but that only solves part of what might be an existential problem.

Through ads and op-eds, Facebook is leaning into the demand for more regulation—but only on its preferred terms. Don’t trust it.

It turns out that the tech company with a commitment to civil liberties is really just committed to profits.