The original social network still shapes discourse—from Marketplace memes to Meta’s latest moves.
This incredible tool lets you see how Facebook tracks you online
You may be surprised what you find.
On Feb 17, 2017 by Phillip Tracy
What’s up with this purple bird that is all over your Facebook?
It’s called Trash Dove.
On Feb 13, 2017 by Jay Hathaway
Behind the sudden, disturbing uptick of suicides on Facebook Live
Why a very private act has recently become public spectacle.
On Feb 10, 2017 by Winona Dimeo-Ediger
Here’s how police get your private Facebook data
Heads up: Requests rose 27 percent this year.
On Dec 30, 2016 by David Gilmour
Mark Zuckerberg and his 5 clones trolled by fake news headlines on Facebook
Zuckerberg says fake news isn’t a problem. No one’s buying that.
On Nov 18, 2016 by Jay Hathaway
Against Mike Rowe’s folksy Facebook rants
As long as reality TV stars replace our presidents, they might as well replace our pundits.
On Nov 12, 2016 by Gillian Branstetter
Twitter cuts ties with second firm police use to spy on social media
SnapTrends is the second intelligence firm to get cut loose by Twitter in the past two weeks.
On Oct 20, 2016 by Dell Cameron
Azealia Banks says Russell Crowe choked her, called her the N-word at a hotel party
Her fans are calling for #JusticeForAzealia.
On Oct 17, 2016 by Jaya Saxena
Mark Zuckerberg wants to know what’s up with the ‘zucc’ meme
He will never get the Zucc.
On Oct 12, 2016 by Jay Hathaway
Black woman paints self white in video, Facebook takes it down
‘If you want to survive, I’ma keep saying it: Go white!’
On Sep 23, 2016 by Jaya Saxena
Woman realizes too late that she’s trapped on boat for Tinder group date
‘Where’s Kayla?’
On Sep 10, 2016 by Gabe Bergado
Who is Hugh Mungus, and why is he suddenly a meme?
Find out what’s really in a name.
On Sep 7, 2016 by Jay Hathaway
How socialists are seizing the memes of production
Here comes comrade boi.
On Aug 25, 2016 by Vic Vaiana
How spammers nearly destroyed the biggest ‘Simpsons’ meme page
Don’t have a cow, man.
On Aug 24, 2016 by Miles Klee
‘Where my shrimps’ may be just the beginning of Weird Facebook clickbait hijacks
It’s just scams all the way down.
On Aug 10, 2016 by April Siese
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