Facebook was embroiled in a fresh storm last week as UN officials probing allegations of genocide in Myanmar accused it of spreading vitriol against Rohingya Muslims. The social media giant was also blamed for contributing to anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka that left three people dead and the country in … …

Silicon Valley's tech giants are famously secretive — after all their proprietary products and services are worth billions — but a new report alleges that Facebook goes to Orwellian lengths to keep its workers from talking out of turn, even about their working conditions. One Facebook employee was told he … …

Facebook introduced its Facebook Lite Android application in June 2015, saying at the time that it was designed for emerging markets and areas with poor connectivity. This week, the app is being rolled out in more developed markets as a lightweight alternative to the social network's flagship Android … Read More

Facebook is also testing using Wikipedia to fight its own misinformation problem, though it informed the Wikimedia Foundation of its intentions first. Artificial intelligence researchers also frequently use the online encyclopedia—which still adds 20,000 new entries each month—to train algorithms or teach … Read More

Facebook Lite, a streamlined version of the company's main app designed for emerging markets, has arrived in developed countries, including the US, UK, France and Germany. By rolling out the app globally, Facebook is acknowledging that access to technology is unequal even in wealthy economies, … Read More

And while it was known that Facebook has solicited proposals from about 10 media outlets to come up with news shows for Watch, the videos were largely expected to be short, in line with the predominant sensibility on platforms such as Snapchat. But some of the news outlets may actually …

Facebook apologized on Friday after its autocomplete search feature suggested video titles that described child abuse. Some Facebook (FB) users who typed "video of" into the platform's search bar on Thursday night presented with autocomplete suggestions about videos of young girls performing sex … Read More

Facebook users said Thursday night that they were confronted with disturbing and sexually graphic search recommendations on the social network, leading the company to apologize without offering a full explanation. After typing in “video of” into the Facebook search bar, some users said the tool … Read More

MENLO PARK, CA—Responding to widespread criticism over the hoaxes and political disinformation featured on its platform, Facebook announced at a press conference Friday a new initiative to combat fake news by making the inaccurate stories on the social media site actually happen. CEO Mark … Read More

It was almost certainly a coincidence but a couple of days later Facebook did act, removing the pages belonging to the far-right groups Britain First and its leader and deputy leader. They had ignored a final written warning to stop posting material designed to promote the hatred of minority groups. …