After President Donald Trump’s swearing in Monday, numerous Facebook and Instagram users discovered — to their horror and dismay — that they were somehow following not only Trump but also Vice President JD Vance, First Lady Melania Trump and other accounts for the new White House administration. To many, it seemed as if their Facebook […]

YouTube, Google, Meta and Snap are pitching in to help L.A. recover from the wildfires that have caused devastation across the region and forced thousands to evacuate in the past week. Google and YouTube are contributing $15 million to L.A.-area relief organizations. Meta, CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are making a combined […]

Meta chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg went on Joe Rogan’s podcast to defend his recent decision to end fact-checking on the internet giant’s platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. “I’ve been working on this for a long time, so, I mean, you’ve got to do what you think is right,” Zuckerberg said on Friday’s episode of […]

Meta is replacing its fact-checking systems on Facebook and Instagram with a “community notes” model similar to Elon Musk’s X, Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday. In a video message posted on the platforms, Zuckerberg said, “It’s time to get back to our roots around free expression on Facebook and Instagram.” He cited “widespread debate” over […]

Dana White, CEO of mixed martial arts powerhouse UFC — and a good friend of Donald Trump — is joining Meta’s board. Meta announced White’s election to its board of directors Monday, alongside John Elkann, CEO of European investment firm Ekon, and Charlie Songhurst, former head of global corporate strategy at Microsoft. The three additional […]

Meta’s president of global affairs, former U.K. deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, is leaving the social giant after more than six years. Taking his place: Joel Kaplan, a Meta lobbying exec with ties to the Republican party. Clegg is stepping down from the role just weeks before Donald Trump is set to be sworn in […]