Youth mental health experts say inaction by Facebook and Twitter has caused a national crisis. Top lawyers say the solution is to regulate social media and reform the law so those injured by online hate can sue. “These platforms are like the Wild West,” Maurice Blackburn board member Josh Bornstein … …

Why it matters: Media companies routinely criticize Facebook for carelessly wielding its enormous power over their distribution and ability to reach readers. Just in the last two weeks, two websites announced they'll be shutting down following Facebook's decision to tweak its News Feed to emphasize … Read More

Facebook says it's experimenting with many new features to increase positive interactions between friends and will only give a wide release to tools that it deems worthy. Snap, on the other hand, says it isn't worried about the backlash on its new design because change requires an adjustment period. Read …

PHOENIX – Facebook is getting deeper into the professional sports streaming game, partnering with Major League Baseball to air 25 weekday afternoon games, including at least one Arizona Diamondbacks game in an exclusive deal. The games will be available to Facebook users in the U.S. on … Read More

The social network run by Mark Zuckerberg announced Friday that it reached a deal with Major League Baseball for exclusive Web-streaming rights to 25 games this season. The partnership — which begins on April 4 with a matchup between the Mets and Phillies — will see Facebook take on more …

The deal also allows for music on Instagram, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and virtual reality platform Oculus – all Facebook properties. "When Facebook and music come together, we have the power to bring people closer together," Tamara Hrivnak, the head of Facebook's music partnerships … Read More

AN INTERESTING DECISION from the Court of Appeal in the UK delivered just before Valentine's Day should make people think twice before posting on Facebook … especially when it concerns their ex. The case in question is Stocker v. Stocker – where a husband sued his wife for defamation. Read …

In December 2017, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) released its most recent earnings update. Generally, analyst consensus outlook appear cautiously optimistic, with earnings expected to grow by 34.89% in the upcoming year, though this is comparatively lower than the historical 5-year average earnings … Read More

The minister, Dorothee Baer, said she would open talks with Facebook and Google on the way that posts on social media platforms were sequenced. “At the moment, the algorithms sort according to relevance or popularity,” she told the newspaper Die Welt in an interview published on Saturday. Read More

Our partnership with Facebook will help expand the universe of music streaming and create supplementary revenue for artists. Fan-created video is one of the most personal, social and often viral ways that music is enjoyed, but its commercial potential is largely untapped. This collaboration will lead to … Read More