Facebook now says it incorrectly rejected Ms. Venero's ad, but the back and forth is an example of the social network's struggles over images of the human body. More precisely, as Facebook processes millions of ads a week through a mix of automation and human review, what is acceptable and …

I'd rather use stairs than an escalator, I'd rather walk a mile than take an Uber, I'd rather make mayonnaise from scratch instead of buying a jar, and I've never, ever used the Facebook Like button. I've been on Facebook since early 2007, and when they rolled out the little …

The social network said Thursday that it is ending a months-long test in which its core news feed was split into two, one focused on showing people posts from their families and friends while the other showed posts from companies, celebrities, or media outlets. Facebook's news feed chief Adam Mosseri … …

One of the largest changes to Facebook's News Feed in recent years is finally getting the axe it deserves. Last October, The Guardian first reported that Facebook intended to split its algorithmic News Feed into two: one for non-promoted posts from Pages and publishers (called “Explore”), and one for … Read …

The so-called “Explore Feed” was Facebook's attempt to bifurcate its two primary functions: creeping on friends and family's lives, and reading (sometimes fake, often sensationalist) news articles. Admittedly, it is kind of strange to blend these two things together. If a well-informed, newspaper-reading … Read More

It turns out, one of Facebook's biggest News Feed experiments last year only made the service worse. Last October, the Guardian reported that Facebook was testing significant changes to its News Feed. For users in six countries, Facebook moved nearly all non-promoted posts from pages and … Read More

The Academy Awards take place this Sunday and if you're an Oscar fan who can't get enough behind-the-scenes looks, Facebook has you covered. As Variety reports, Facebook will once again be the only social network to live-stream "The Oscars: All Access," which includes red carpet and backstage … Read More

In addition, the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) – launched two years ago by Facebook and a number of industry partners to collaborate on new technologies to accelerate the pace of innovation in network infrastructure and to bring more people online – has grown to more than 500 companies and also …

Tired of seeing his friends and family sharing questionable content on his Facebook feed, data scientist Zach Estela decided to take action. He built a tool that scans a website's most recent 100 posts and analyzes it to determine whether it's fake news, heavily biased, or a legit news source. …

The news: Axios reports that the social network is launching a “$3 million, three-month pilot program” to coach “10-15 metro news organizations” and help them “build digital customer acquisitions on and off Facebook.” Ex-New York Times exec Tim Griggs is running the show. Backstory: As part of its … Read More