Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg agreed in a meeting with Color of Change to release an update on a civil rights audit by year’s end.
Author: Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY
Facebook has a problem with black people, former employee charges
Former Facebook employee Mark Luckie says the company disenfranchises black people on the platform and inside the company.
‘They are trying to make my brother responsible for his own murder’: Facebook exec seeks answers in brother’s death
His sister, Facebook exec Ebele Okobi, says video of the fatal encounter shows Chinedu Valentine Okobi struggling to survive, refutes police account.
Facebook: Fake Instagram accounts used Trump, Kanye and social issues to target voters
Facebook says Russians exploited divisive issues and people such as Kanye West and President Trump to target voters ahead of the midterm elections.
Who paid for that political ad in your Facebook feed? It’s not always easy to figure out
Facebook allows political advertisers to fill in the “paid for by” field. And that has allowed some to conceal their identities and motives.
Russia’s Internet Research Agency may have been behind Facebook election meddling
A web site claiming to represent Russia’s Internet Research Agency says it ran a network of fake Facebook and Instagram accounts that attempted to interfere in the midterm elections.
Facebook, Twitter whack away at midterm misinformation on Election Day
As voters headed to the polls on Election Day, social media companies scoured their platforms for any content that would deter them.
Facebook discloses possible election meddling by Russia, foreign actors on eve of midterms
Acting on a tip from law enforcement,Facebook removed more than 100 accounts on Facebook and Instagram believed to be from Russia or foreign actors.
Rochelle Ritchie blames Trump for Cesar Sayoc threats, Twitter for not taking them down
Rochelle Ritchie, threatened on Twitter by Cesar Sayoc, a Florida man suspected of mailing bombs to Democrats, says Twitter does not protect users.
Facebook uncovers Iran disinformation to sow political discord over Trump, race
Facebookhas uncovered more activity from a covert Iranian disinformation campaign and has taken steps to insulate its users from it, the company said.