I got suspended by Twitter X — and I have no idea why By Henry T. Casey published 26 July 23 Twitter's rebranding to 'X' seemed to have included other growing pains, or at least was oddly-timed to match one of our editors' accounts getting suspended without reason.
Data leaks aren't 'breaches' — but they're still screwing over users By Melanie Ensign published 18 April 21 Facebook, LinkedIn and Clubhouse deny blame for recent data leaks because of how the data got out. They should never be trusted again, writes our guest commenter.
If Facebook Wants Our Trust, Mark Zuckerberg Must Resign By Philip Michaels published 28 April 19 Privacy figures to be a big topic of discussion at the upcoming Facebook F8 conference. But does Facebook have any credibility left after so many public blunders?
Here's How It Feels to Delete Your Facebook Account By Henry T. Casey published 19 December 18 Ready to quit Facebook, but worried about what might happen? Here's what happened when one of our writers deleted their account.
Why I Deleted My Facebook Account (And How I Did It) By Henry T. Casey published 3 November 18 After years of saying I'd delete my Facebook account, I finally did it. Here's what set me off.
F8 Showed That Facebook Has Learned Nothing From Its Privacy Blunders By Philip Michaels published 4 May 18 Facebook talked about doing a better job of protecting our privacy at its annual conference, but it's going to take a lot more than AI tweaks.
Is That Facebook TV Ad Heartfelt or Hogwash? Our Staffers Weigh In By Paul Wagenseil, Tom's Guide, Business.com and Space.com staffers published 1 May 18 Facebook is running a new TV ad to win back its users' trust. Judging by the reactions of our staffers, Facebook has a long way to go.
I'm Glad Facebook Is Reading Your Instant Messages By Paul Wagenseil published 5 April 18 Facebook admits it's scanning, and even reading, instant messages that may contain malicious or objectionable content. That's a good thing.
Why Facebook's New Scandal Is the Worst of All By Paul Wagenseil published 27 March 18 Forget Cambridge Analytica. The latest Facebook scandal is worse.
Facebook Is Working Like It's Supposed To (And That's the Real Scandal) By Paul Wagenseil published 21 March 18 The Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal shouldn't be any surprise. Sharing data about millions of its users is exactly how Facebook works.
Facebook's Snapchat Clone Is Good, But Missing Key Feature By Henry T. Casey published 10 March 17 Messenger Day is a Snapchat clone that you can find inside Facebook Messenger, but it feels incomplete without a popular feature.
Can Posting Social Media Photos Stop Child Abuse? By Amy Oztan published 10 October 16 By posting photos of child abuse to social media, a number of witnesses have gotten police to take action, but do these pictures go too far?
Why I Stopped Using Facebook, And You Should Too By Philip Michaels published 21 June 16 By retaining ties to a board member who's funding lawsuits against news sites, Facebook has shown that its supposed support for the free exchange of ideas is empty talk.
Can Facebook Live Take Down Twitch? By Michael Andronico published 7 June 16 Facebook Live video is beginning to embrace gaming, but it'll take more than just a massive user base to topple Twitch.
Talk is Cheap: Why Chatbots Will Always Be a Waste of Time By Avram Piltch published 18 April 16 Tech companies are building more witty bots like Siri and Cortana, but these anthropomorphic programs waste our time and give us a false sense of our own importance.
Angry How Facebook Uses Your Data? Here's What to Do By Paul Wagenseil published 30 June 14 Anyone outraged that Facebook let researchers conduct sociological experiments on users should read the fine print.
