Facebook chokes the spread of a controversial story about Biden's son while it's fact-checked

Facebook spokesperson Andy Stone said Wednesday Facebook is "reducing the distribution"...

Facebook just removed Trump's post falsely claiming that Covid is less deadly than the flu

The president's post violated Facebook's rules on Covid-19 misinformation, which bans...

Popular deepfake apps are making it easier than ever to make AI-powered manipulated videos

Deepfake app makers argue that making the technology more widely available could help...

Instagram says it has fixed a bug that would allow hackers take over targets' smartphones

A Facebook spokesperson said the vulnerability has been patched and that the company...

A former Facebook director says the platform intentionally made its product as addictive as cigarettes

Former director Tim Kendall said Facebook "took a page from Big Tobacco's playbook,...

Google says it will ban 'stalkerware' apps that secretly transmit people's location and personal information without their knowledge

Google will continue to allow parental control apps that do the same thing — but apps...

Hackers linked to Russia and China are attacking the campaigns of both Biden and Trump

The attackers include the same group of Russian hackers who successfully hacked Hillary...

TikTok has chosen a buyer and could announce a deal to sell its US business as early as tomorrow - report

The company has to finalise the sale in a matter of weeks to avoid a ban on its...