Australia’s news media bargaining code pries $140 million from Google and Facebook Outlets big and small are being paid for their content, and a government review aimed at improvements is underway August 16, 2022 Anya Schiffrin
Image makes false claims about monkeypox and wasn’t shared by BBC News or the WHO There’s no evidence the CDC classifies it as “airborne” or has said it can spread to people who are 15 feet away from someone who is infected. August 8, 2022 Madison Czopek
Meta Oversight Board to rule on COVID-19 misinformation policy Options include continuing to remove infractions, sending them to fact-checkers to judge and labeling content with links to factual information. July 29, 2022 Seth Smalley
Opinion | Sheryl Sandberg — once known as Facebook’s adult in the room — is leaving the company As COO, Sandberg helped grow Facebook into one of the biggest and most successful companies in the world — but not without controversy. June 2, 2022 Tom Jones
How to find out who is behind a political ad on Facebook The Facebook ad library gives a window into the sort of people an ad targets, and who’s behind it. January 27, 2022 Jon Greenberg
Internationally too, journalists and others are debating government subsidies and how to deal with Big Tech Recognition is growing that many outlets won't make it on their own. January 20, 2022 Anya Schiffrin
No, Facebook and parent company Meta do not have a new rule that allows them to use people’s photos The company said its data policy and terms of service remain in effect and that its name change does not affect how it uses or shares data. November 18, 2021 Samantha Putterman
Opinion | The most damning Facebook story yet A Washington Post story details how Facebook programmed its algorithm to surface content that angered users. October 27, 2021 Tom Jones
Opinion | The Facebook Papers — where do you even start? At least 17 news outlets are producing stories about leaked internal documents from Facebook at a dizzying clip. Here's how to get started. October 26, 2021 Tom Jones
Opinion | Here come The Facebook Papers Damning internal documents about the damage done by Facebook are now in the hands of at least 17 major news outlets. October 25, 2021 Tom Jones
Opinion | What will we call Facebook next? And will it change anything? After relentless controversy and criticism, Facebook desperately needs a rebrand. But a name change doesn’t change everything. Or, really, anything. October 21, 2021 Tom Jones
There’s no evidence whistleblower Frances Haugen was planted by Facebook Facebook denied an unsubstantiated rumor circulating on social media that said the company is using Haugen as a 'plant.' October 11, 2021 Bill McCarthy
Opinion | Blaming Facebook for all of society’s ills avoids a more unpleasant truth: The fault is ours We chose to participate. We choose to exercise no judgment. We choose to believe nonsense. October 8, 2021 Howard Saltz
Opinion | Facebook’s whistleblower reveals herself and troubling information Frances Haugen secretly copied thousands of pages of Facebook internal research that shows it amplifies hate, misinformation and political unrest. October 4, 2021 Tom Jones
Lessons learned from a year covering fact-checking Fact-checkers need more staff, more resources, and help against incredible odds fighting malignant falsehoods August 19, 2021 Harrison Mantas
