Facebook’s Monopoly Is Imploding Before Our Eyes
Competition, miscalculations, and regulatory scrutiny have all but killed the advertising giant's dreams of diversifying its business and rolling up the digital world into its platform.
Why Do Dads Communicate Exclusively via Thumbs Up Emojis?
“If I ever tell him I'm pregnant, I will get a thumb.”
‘Burn Their Homes’: Israeli WhatsApp Groups Are Organizing Attacks on Arabs
One WhatsApp group where Israelis have been inciting violence has been open for a year.
Inside a WhatsApp Group for Indian Men Whose Wives Left Them for New Lives in Canada
They paid a fortune to send their wives ahead to a future in Canada, hoping they’d follow on a spouse visa. But with the women finding solace from dreary lives back home, these husbands say they’re now left lonely and bankrupt.
26-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to Death Over WhatsApp Messages
The Pakistani woman told the court she believes she was entrapped into a religious discussion on WhatsApp after rejecting a man’s advances.
WhatsApp Co-Founder Is the New Acting CEO of Signal
Brian Acton is taking over as Moxie Marlinspike steps down as Signal's CEO.
For Much of the World, Facebook Going Down Is a Disaster, Not a Joke
The Facebook outage highlights how integrated the platform has become into the structure of the internet for much of the world.
Facebook Can’t Be Saved
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told senators that Facebook shouldn’t be broken up, but its problems are a direct consequence of its size.
Facebook’s Outage Shows We Need Antitrust Action Now
Facebook is already the internet gateway for millions of people across the world. Transparency and accountability can't fix that. Breaking it up can.
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Are All Down
Seemingly all Facebook-owned services have gone offline with little explanation thus far.
My Facebook “Friend” Made a Sex Video of Me, and Then Blackmailed Me
“I believe my video is probably still out there, circulating somewhere in the dark web.”
How Social Media Helped ‘Taliban 2.0’ Take Control of Afghanistan
The modern, tech-savvy Taliban aren’t the same as they were 20 years ago. Now they’re using the internet to control the narrative—and assert their dominance.