Tag: Facebook

All the News That’s Fit to Trend

Chris Deaton · May 10, 2016 8:04 pm

Thune defends Facebook probe

Thune defends Facebook probe

Susan Ferrechio · May 10, 2016 6:57 pm

"We were pleased to see the statement from Facebook making pretty clear that this is not something that they engaged in," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. "Obviously you can ask them directly for a better explanation and further questions for what people may be seeing." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House accepts Facebook’s denial about censoring conservatives

Susan Crabtree · May 10, 2016 6:22 pm

"There are rigorous guidelines in place for the review team to ensure consistency and neutrality," the statement said. "These guidelines do not permit the suppression of political perspectives. Nor do they permit the prioritization of one viewpoint over another or one news outlet over another." (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Facebook rejects charge it buries conservative news

Eddie Scarry · May 9, 2016 8:36 pm

(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Washington Secrets

Facebook is No. 1 driver of mobile readers to news sites

Paul Bedard · May 9, 2016 3:15 pm

"Depending on who was on shift, things would be blacklisted or trending," a former Facebook news curator told Gizmodo, though he was not identified in the report. (AP Photo/James H. Collins)

Report: Facebook ‘suppressed’ trending conservative news

Eddie Scarry · May 9, 2016 3:02 pm

"President Obama understands that you build strong, tall, beautiful walls to keep people out who don't belong. People who get permission can enter the White House LEGALLY!" Trump wrote. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Trump chides Obama after Secret Service recommends higher fence

Anna Giaritelli · April 28, 2016 11:20 pm

Oops: Politico CEO pushes underage Zuckerberg for president

Washington Secrets

Oops: Politico CEO pushes underage Zuckerberg for president

Paul Bedard · April 26, 2016 1:09 am

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, right, speaks to the scholarship recipients of the Telmex Foundation during the annual Mexico XXI Century event in Mexico City, Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. At left is Javier Olivan, Facebook's VP of Growth and Analytics. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Zuckpocricy: Facebook boss bought neighbors’ homes to keep them away

Paul Bedard · April 12, 2016 7:58 pm

"I hear fearful voices for building walls," Zuckerberg said in keynote at the Facebook Developer Conference.

Did Mark Zuckerberg just take a shot at Donald Trump?

Kelly Cohen · April 12, 2016 7:02 pm

The Obama administration on Monday got executives from 19 national and local companies, including Facebook, to pledge that their businesses will make it easier for former felons to get jobs. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

National, local businesses pledge second chances for felons at White House

Nicole Duran · April 11, 2016 10:30 pm

WhatsApp has provided some level of end-to-end encryption since 2014. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

National Security

WhatsApp expands encryption, to the FBI’s chagrin

Rudy Takala · April 6, 2016 5:57 pm