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CEO Patrick Cozzi, whose Philadelphia-based software company Cesium is positioning itself as a major player in the construction of the “metaverse,” explains what the metaverse is and how it will work.

A University of Massachusetts Amherst professor is collaborating with Gizmodo, the American Civil Liberties Union and other universities to make the Facebook Papers available to the public.

To combat false narratives and foster trust in reliable information, governments can invest in local news, support empathy-building initiatives, and ensure election processes are traceable, a new report says.

Local police chiefs shared a number of observations about technology, transparency and the social responsibility of police departments during a webinar hosted by Veritone and Microsoft early last week.

Facebook, which recently rebranded itself as Meta, is doing away with its facial recognition system and the company will also soon delete the facial scan data of more than a billion users on the platform.

Not knowing how many posts people see on social media overall or where specific types of content get concentrated is keeping researchers in the dark about misinformation.

While more people take aim at Facebook for allegedly not doing enough to stop disinformation and hate, the company has officially rebranded as Meta. The Facebook app will keep its original name, however.

States readying for the 2022 midterms will need to be prepared to push out truthful information to counteract the spread of fears and false narratives, and holdout states should adopt paper ballots.

As users turn to Facebook to share info about crimes ranging from petty theft to murder, police are struggling to follow false leads on the website — and, sometimes, to protect people wrongly accused of serious crimes.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown has stated his opposition to Facebook's cryptocurrency pilot program. He argues the company doesn't respond adequately when its products are shown to harm users.

After a whirlwind of backlash surrounding whistleblower testimony last week, an official now says that the company is willing to allow greater oversight of its algorithm to ensure that it is not harming users.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg responded to the claims that his company overlooks child safety concerns and the distribution of misinformation, saying that the social media company is being mischaracterized.

According to California health officials and advocates, disinformation surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines on social media and some news outlets is a major cause of vaccine hesitancy and fear.

As Facebook execs face questions about efforts to market their products to children and the impact they can have, one lawmaker is sponsoring a bill to research the effects of tech on children and public health.

Pressure on Facebook and its affiliated platforms got cranked up to 11 this week after whistleblower Frances Haugen told both 60 Minutes and a Senate subcommittee that Facebook knows some of its effects are dangerous.

Sen. Ed Markey likened Facebook’s business to Big Tobacco’s targeting of minors as the tech giant faced allegations that company leaders favor profits over efforts to stamp down misinformation and hate speech.

Answer: Unconfirmed, but possibly a Monday morning configuration change to the site's Border Gateway Protocol.

A recent study has ranked the 10 most popular social media apps and accompanying platforms where people are being scammed online with the highest frequency in 2021 — with Facebook coming in at No. 1.