Craig Silverman
“I Have Blood On My Hands”: A Whistleblower Says Facebook Ignored Global Political Manipulation
A 6,600-word internal memo from a fired Facebook data scientist details how the social network knew about specific examples of global political manipulation — and failed to act.
Craig Silverman
Facebook Says Trump’s Misleading Post About Mail-In Voting Is OK. Employees Say It’s Not.
“Facebook is broken. Another performative announcement by leadership not intended to address any issues.”
Craig Silverman
Facebook Said It Removed A Militia Event Page Threatening Violence In Kenosha. It Didn’t.
Facebook said it removed a militia event associated with the shooting of three protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It didn't. Here's what really happened, and why it could happen again.
Ryan Mac
Chinese-Made Smartphones Are Secretly Stealing Money From People Around The World
Preinstalled malware on low-cost Chinese phones has stolen data and money from some of the world's poorest people.
Craig Silverman
Apple Booted "Fortnite" From The App Store And Now The Companies Are In A Legal Fight
Fortnite's lawsuit accused Apple of "anti-competitive restraints and monopolistic practices.”
Craig Silverman
Facebook’s Preferential Treatment Of US Conservatives Puts Its Fact-Checking Program In Danger
Facebook’s employees and fact-checking partners say they are left in the dark about how the company decides what content stays up and what comes down.
Craig Silverman
Mark Zuckerberg Says A Ban On TikTok Would Set “A Really Bad Long-Term Precedent”
“I certainly think that there are valid national security questions about having an app that has a lot of people’s data that follows the rules of another country, a government that is increasingly is kind of seen as a competitor.”
Ryan Mac
Facebook Fired An Employee Who Collected Evidence Of Right-Wing Pages Getting Preferential Treatment
Facebook employees collected evidence showing the company is giving right-wing pages preferential treatment when it comes to misinformation. And they’re worried about how the company will handle the president’s falsehoods in an election year.
Craig Silverman
A Staff Member At A Summer Camp Got COVID-19. Then More Than 250 Others Tested Positive.
Almost half of the staffers and campers who tested were infected with COVID-19. The CDC said singing and cheering "might have contributed to transmission."
Craig Silverman
Facebook Bought Instagram To Neutralize A Competitor, Emails Show
The revelation from Mark Zuckerberg's emails was a flashpoint during the congressional hearing on tech antitrust.
Craig Silverman
A Black Family Received A Racist Letter About Their Twin Daughters After Celebrating Their Graduation
"They're just super sweet girls," said David Sproul about his twin daughters, Xanah and Xarah.
Craig Silverman
Statues Of Christopher Columbus And Robert E. Lee Were Removed From Chicago And Richmond
A Robert E. Lee High School in Virginia was also renamed for civil rights icon John Lewis.
Craig Silverman
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Called Out A GOP Lawmaker For Using His Wife And Daughter "As Shields And Excuses" After He Accosted Her
"What Mr. Yoho did was give permission to other men to do that to his daughters," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after Yoho reportedly called her a sexist slur.
Craig Silverman
“Facebook Is Hurting People At Scale”: Mark Zuckerberg’s Employees Reckon With The Social Network They’ve Built
As the US heads toward a crucial and contentious presidential election, the world's largest social network is facing an unprecedented cultural crisis.
Ryan Mac
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Hit Back After A GOP Lawmaker Allegedly Called Her A Sexist Slur
Rep. Ted Yoho's office has denied he called Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a "fucking bitch."
Craig Silverman
“Flat-Out Unconstitutional”: Federal Officers In Unmarked Vans Are Snatching People Off The Streets In Portland
“They're snatching people and asking questions later," said one resident.
Craig Silverman
Three Arizona Teachers Shared A Classroom. They All Got COVID-19, And One Died.
“It spread between the three of us in four days. Imagine what's going to happen with more people in the classroom,” said one teacher.
Craig Silverman
A Wisconsin Man Allegedly Killed A Motorcyclist Because He Was White
Daniel Navarro, 27, allegedly told detectives he’d been the victim of racism from white people because he’s Hispanic and that “people are going to have to die.”
Craig Silverman
The Search For "Glee" Actor Naya Rivera Is Now Focused On Recovering Her Body
Video footage released by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department shows Rivera and her son renting the boat she later disappeared from.
Craig Silverman
Indiana Police Arrested A Woman For A Hit-And-Run Crash At A Black Lives Matter Protest
Christi Bennett, 66, was booked on four preliminary charges for the alleged hit-and-run.
Craig Silverman
