TTP has found more than 300 ads with child sexual abuse material that ran on Facebook and Instagram. Some include images of real children.

As social media bans for kids under 16 gain momentum around the world, Meta is exporting its U.S. influence tactics to undermine them.

The comedian’s squirrel mascot is sticking around as Beavercreek rallies behind a mini mart sued by Buc-ee’s over its beaver logo.

More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.

More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.

GatherOne is one of Meta’s key advertising partners in China. Its name is attached to thousands of ads for nudify apps.

As ‘nudify’ tools proliferate online, parents and schools are struggling to protect young victims.

The U.S. imposes economic sanctions on an array of Iranian officials and groups. YouTube is providing channels to many of them and running ads on their videos.

Meta has come under mounting scrutiny over its impact on teen mental health. It’s using Instagram influencers to try to change the narrative.

Apple is positioning the Apple Watch as a health monitoring tool. It wants Washington’s help to get more Americans to buy them.

An array of Iranian government officials and organizations are enjoying paid, premium service on X despite being subject to U.S. sanctions.

Social casino and sweepstakes games are “free” to play but can still leave players deeply in debt. Facebook is one of their primary platforms.

A tech watchdog organization found 55 nudify apps on Google Play and 47 in the Apple App Store.

Apple and Google ban apps that create sexualized images. But both companies offer dozens of apps that can strip the clothes off people.

Scammers are spending heavily on Facebook ads that use deepfake videos of President Trump, Elon Musk, and other political figures to hawk fake government benefits.

As Meta comes under growing pressure over its impact on teens, it’s using a range of tactics to move the public narrative in a friendlier direction.

Accounts for sanctioned terrorists deemed a threat to U.S. national security are getting special service on X.

Facebook prohibits fraud. But in dozens of Facebook groups, users are buying and renting Uber driver accounts under other people’s identities.

Before Musk, Twitter was an important first mover on policy that inspired Facebook and Google to follow suit.

New findings reveal free ‘private browsing’ apps popular with US users have ties to blacklisted Qihoo 360

Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX has allowed Chinese investors to buy stakes as long as the funds are routed through the Cayman Islands or other offshore hubs, according to reporting from ProPublica.  SpaceX is a defense contractor for the Pentagon, one that handles sensitive work like building a classified spy satellite network. Investment from China […]