Meta Platforms Inc. plans to make a set of sweeping changes to its fact-checking and content moderation policies, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced in a video released this morning. In 2016, ...

The Russian government has begun throttling download speeds on Telegram, citing accusations that the messaging app has failed ...

Today is the deadline for public comments regarding a "public inquiry" by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) into the "potentially illegal" content moderation practices of social media platforms. As ...

Mark Zuckerberg's changes to Meta's content-moderation policies are potentially huge. To fully understand their gravity, it's useful to look at how Meta got here. And to consider what these changes ...

Over half of Americans believe tech companies should take action to restrict extremely violent content on their platforms, according to Pew data, yet even trained content moderators consistently ...

Immediately after Charlie Kirk was shot during a college event in Utah, graphic video of what happened was available almost instantly online, from several angles, in slow-motion and real-time speed.

Content moderation has always been a nightmare for Meta. Its new content-moderation policy is a huge change — and it could be an improvement. Mark Zuckerberg's "apology tour" from the past few years ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Ryan Knutson: So are you aware that there's this trend at the new year where ...

New York is mandating that major social media apps disclose the volume of their hate speech and misinformation. On Thursday, Oct. 2, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the start of a ...

Congress and/or the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may also look at reforms to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. President-elect Donald Trump and Commissioner Brendan Carr have ...

Last year, X won its fight to block a California law requiring social media companies to report on efforts to remove hate speech and other kinds of content the state deemed harmful. Now, X has sued to ...