But recent changes to social media dynamics have made it harder for businesses to achieve that level of reach organically. As a result, companies are starting to turn toward paid advertising opportunities on social media to close the gap, and get the audience they're looking for, which begs the … Read …

The social media giant is facing an existential crisis. It has a choice. Either it makes dramatic changes to the very core of its business, or it faces possible extinction. It's that simple. Though long the darling of the digital world, connecting grandmothers with their grandkids and long-lost high school …

But if the revelations of recent days about Facebook, Cambridge Analytica and its connections to the Trump 2016 campaign tell us anything, it is this: it is well past time that we reassessed our relationships with social media. There are multiple shocking aspects to the story, as laid out by …

So far, though, the firm's stance is relatively lenient compared to other social media giants. In January, Facebook banned most ads and promoted posts related to cryptocurrency, including grassroots technologies like bitcoin. Meanwhile, Google announced last week that, from June, it will also ban … Read More

Professional landscape photographer Dave Morrow had thriving social media accounts with over 1.5 million followers. Last year, he decided … In 2017, he had the idea for an experiment that most popular photographers would probably find unthinkable: completely quit social media. But since Morrow is … Read More

“Everyone wants to plan ahead and book something they read about on social media. Whatever happened to the excitement of just buying a plane ticket to a place without any reservations and then seeing where travel takes you?” asks Erik Trinidad, host and creator of travel web series Plausibly … Read …

The current debacle in the social media market is attributed to criticism of Facebook's (FB – Free Report) data security issues. The social media giant has been charged of letting U.K.-based political consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica, appointed for Donald Trump's presidential campaign, access data of … Read More

The details of how Cambridge Analytica hoovered up personal data on tens of millions of Facebook users four years ago will force many people to consider their privacy settings and social media activity anew. In an opinion issued on Tuesday, European Data Protection Supervisor Giovanni Buttarelli … Read More

Facebook investors are suing the social media giant following revelations of a major data breach that has sent its shares plummeting by almost £50bn. The world's most powerful social network is in the midst of a reputational crisis after it emerged that data firm Cambridge Analytica had improperly used … Read …

Millions of people see science-related information on their Facebook feeds or elsewhere on social media, but the kinds of science stories people most likely encounter are often practical tips with “news you can use” or promotions for programs and events rather than new developments in the science, … Read More