Communications Major

Internal documents suggest Facebook has long known its algorithms and recommendation systems push some users to extremes.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday that the company is blocking US President Donald Trump from its platform “indefinitely.” The ban will be in place for “at least the next two weeks,” the company said.

This is the first time a major platform has banned Trump.

Your interest in Kim Kardashian West can tell researchers how extroverted (very), how conscientious (more than most) and how open-minded (only somewhat) you are.

Russia was involved.

Psychologist Michal Kosinski developed a method to analyze people in minute detail based on their Facebook activity. Did a similar tool help propel Donald Trump to victory? Two reporters from Zurich-based Das Magazin went data-gathering.​

The transition of official White House social media handles is more complicated now than four years ago.

Want to reach voters across the aisle online? That’ll cost extra, a new study finds.

Facebook, Google and Twitter disclosed more about Russian agents’ use of their platforms in the 2016 election as they prepare for hearings before Congress.

Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, promised “more human review and oversight” to make sure offensive terms aren’t used to target ads.