Actor Jim Carrey tweeted what appears to be a portrait of White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders over the weekend. Many Twitter users criticized the painting, and it even caught the attention of "Fox and Friends" Monday morning. Carrey has gained a reputation for being an outspoken … Read More

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is a federal agency charged with “protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard.” To that end, the agency also runs one of the weirdest social media presence of any government-run Twitter … Read More

Leaving aside the fact that some people on social media side with the accused, public discussion – whether it takes place on Twitter or around a water cooler – is not comparable to state punishment. Those concerned about the failure of a legal principle in relation to #MeToo might better …

Signing up for a Facebook account, or any free online service, comes with an implicit bargain: Use it as much as you want—check your News Feed, like a status, poke a friend—and in return, the company will collect your data, and use it to serve you ads both on Facebook …

If you're one of the 2.13 billion people who use Facebook during any given month, you might want to use your account with a "healthy dose of skepticism." That's according to millennial data scientist and self-proclaimed whistleblower Christopher Wylie, 28, who recently revealed the surprising way data … Read More

Already reeling from reports that Cambridge Analytica had quietly harvested private information from more than 50 million users, Facebook stock plunged on Monday, erasing about $40 billion from the social-media company's market cap. In the court of public opinion, Facebook had already been … Read More

Approximately 70% of homebuyers couldn't remember their agent one year after closing. To combat this, agents write about renovations, home care, and DIY projects on social media channels. The goal is to keep customers engaged so that they return for future purchases, and refer friends and family. Read More

WASHINGTON — Revelations that a political data firm may have gained access to the personal information of as many as 50 million Facebook users drew new calls on Capitol Hill on Monday for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the heads of other social media companies to testify before Congress … Read …

Jeff Yarbro, D-Nashville, and Rep. Jason Powell, D-Nashville, will require political communications through social media to indicate the candidate or political committee who has either paid for or authorized the communication. A host of anonymous social media accounts, particularly on Twitter, are active … Read More

Their photographs of holidays, clothes and beauty products inspire admiration, envy and big bucks for the brands involved. Now celebrities who fail to make clear that they are being paid to promote products on social media could face heavy fines after the advertising watchdog announced a clampdown. Read More